The correct response is subduction.
Subduction occurs when an oceanic plate, which is denser than a continental plate, is forced beneath the continental plate.
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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
rift valleys
rift valleys
hotspots
hotspots
pyroclastic flows
pyroclastic flows
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