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masya89 [10]
3 years ago
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Explain how subduction zones are formed.

Biology
1 answer:
jeyben [28]3 years ago
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Answer:

Where two tectonic plates converge, if one or both of the plates is oceanic lithosphere, a subduction zone will form. An oceanic plate will sink back into the mantle. ... But as it spreads away from the ridge and cools and contracts (becomse denser) it is able to sink into the hotter underlying mantle.

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