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Due to the

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of Earth's mantle these plates are continuously being created and consumed at the plate boundaries.

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Answer: The more dense oceanic plate subducts under the less dense continental plate. Subducted plate melts due to heat and friction. Melted plate, now magma, rises up to the surface.

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