When an oceanic crust meets a continental crust what occurs

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Answer:

a process called subduction.

Step-by-step explanation:

the continental plate moves over the thinner oceanic plate causing the oceanic plate to be forced down into the mantle.

Velvet answered Jan 9, 2022

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Answer:

A process known as subduction

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Lakenen answered Jan 12, 2022

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