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V125BC [204]
3 years ago
15

Why does one plate subduct beneath another​

Geography
1 answer:
noname [10]3 years ago
3 0

it is usually the oceanic plate that subducts under the continental plate because the oceanic plate is usually more dense which is why that plate would sink under the continental plate

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