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Which is caused by the difference in density of oceanic and continental plates?(1 point)
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subduction
subduction
pyroclastic flows
pyroclastic flows
hotspots
hotspots
rift valleys
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The correct response to the question about what is caused by the difference in density of oceanic and continental plates is **subduction**.
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates, which leads to the oceanic plate being forced underneath the continental plate in a subduction zone.
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates, which leads to the oceanic plate being forced underneath the continental plate in a subduction zone.