What Is Happening in the Mantle Beneath a Subduction Zone

question 40

Multiple Choice

What is happening in the mantle beneath a subduction zone?

• A) Hot mantle rock is rising, pulling down a cold ocean slab.
• B) Cool mantle rock is rising, pulling down a warmer ocean slab.
• C) The mantle is molten and the subducting slab sinks into it.
• D) Relatively cool mantle rock is sinking, pulling down on a cold ocean slab.
• E) Hot mantle rock is sinking, pulling down on a warm ocean slab.

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