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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.
A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.
An oceanic plate covers a continental plate.
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The statement that best explains the process of subduction is:
A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.
In subduction, typically an oceanic plate (which is denser) is forced down into the mantle beneath a continental plate (which is lighter), leading to geological phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanic activity.
