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Why would oceanic crust subduct underneath continental crust
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This is because the rocks that form the oceanic crust are denser and are thinner than the rocks that form the continental crust.
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The process by which the oceanic crust
is pulled under
the
continental crust
is called
subduction
and the zone at which this occurs at the plate boundaries is called the
subduction
zone.
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