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Which type of rock is formed when an oceanic plate is subducted beneath a continental plate, thereby allowing magma to form and rise?
A.
sedimentary rock
B.
igneous rock
C.
metamorphic rock
D.
foliated rock
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B. igneous rock
When an oceanic plate subducts, it melts in the mantle wedge and produces magma that rises and solidifies—forming igneous rocks (volcanic and plutonic).
When an oceanic plate subducts, it melts in the mantle wedge and produces magma that rises and solidifies—forming igneous rocks (volcanic and plutonic).
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