What happens when oceanic crust collides with continental crust at a plate boundary?

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tankabanditka [31]3 years ago

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the answer is b

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antoniya [11.8K]3 years ago

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Oceanic crusttends to be denser and thinner than continental crust, so the denser oceanic crust gets bent and pulled under, or subducted, beneath the lighter and thicker continental crust. This forms what is called a subduction zone. The answer is B.

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