Which statement best explains the process of subduction?(1 point)

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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.
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 plat

1 answer

The statement that best explains the process of subduction is:

A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.

Subduction occurs when one tectonic plate is forced down into the mantle beneath another plate, typically when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate.