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Pavlova-9 [17]
3 years ago
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Why would oceanic crust subduct underneath continental crust

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2 answers:
Archy [21]3 years ago
6 0
The process by which the oceanic crust<span> is pulled </span>under<span> the </span>continental crust<span> is called </span>subduction<span> and the zone at which this occurs at the plate boundaries is called the </span>subduction<span> zone.</span>
almond37 [142]3 years ago
4 0
<span>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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