which statement best explains the process of subduction

Question

A. magma rises through cracks in a solid rock plate
B. an oceanic plate covers a continental plate
C. one plates slides past another plate horizontally
D. a denser plate down under a lighter plate

Answer 1

D. a denser plate goes down under a lighter plate

This statement best explains the process of subduction, where an oceanic plate, which is denser, gets pushed beneath a lighter continental plate, leading to geological phenomena such as the formation of trenches and volcanic activity.