Which statement best explains the process of subduction?(1 point) Responses An oceanic plate covers a continental plate. An oceanic plate covers a continental plate. One plates slides past another plate horizontally. One plates slides past another plate horizontally. Magma rises through the cracks in a solid rock plate. Magma rises through the cracks in a solid rock plate. A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.

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The statement that best explains the process of subduction is: "A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate."