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One seafloor plate slides under another seafloor plate and begin to melt back into magma. What is the name of this process?

One seafloor plate slides under another seafloor plate and begin to melt back into magma. What is the name of this process?
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One seafloor plate slides under another seafloor plate and begin to melt back into magma. What is the name of this process?

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When a plate is pulled under another plate and melts into magma it is called subduction.

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