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A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.
A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.
Magma rises through the cracks in a solid rock plate.
Magma rises through the cracks in a solid rock plate.
One plates slides past another plate horizontally.
One plates slides past another plate horizontally.
An oceanic plate covers a continental plate.
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The statement that best explains the process of subduction is:
A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.
In subduction, an oceanic plate (which is denser) typically moves beneath a continental plate (which is less dense) or another oceanic plate.
