Subduction Occurs as a Result of

question 119

Multiple Choice

Subduction occurs as a result of

• A)slab pull-gravity pulls older and denser lithosphere downward.
• B)horizontal plate accommodation.
• C)upwelling of hot mantle material along the trench.
• D)lubrication from the generation of andesitic magma.

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