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When two plates carrying oceanic crust collide, the heavier plate will dive under the lighter plate and sink into the upper mantle in a process called A. subduction. B. plate tectonics. C. folding. D.
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When two plates carrying oceanic crust collide, the heavier plate will dive under the lighter plate and sink into the upper mantle in a process called
A. subduction.
B. plate tectonics.
C. folding.
D. convergence.
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The answer is A. subduction
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When two plates carrying oceanic crust collide, the heavier plate will dive under the lighter plate and sink into the upper mantle in a process called "subduction," since the "sub" part of the word means "under".
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