Which is caused by the difference in density of oceanic and continental plates?(1 point)

Responses

subduction
subduction

rift valleys
rift valleys

pyroclastic flows
pyroclastic flows

hotspots

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The correct response is subduction. Subduction occurs when an oceanic plate, which is denser, sinks beneath a less dense continental plate, leading to geological activity such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

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