UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Where does subduction take place?
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where 2 continental plates meet
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mid-ocean ridge
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deep-ocean trench
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fault line
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Challenger Deep is the deepest part of the ocean. It sits on a subduction zone, where the Pacific plate is subducting beneath the Philippine plate.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is D. At deep-ocean trenches, subduction takes place. Subduction is a process that is caused when the oceanic crust or sea floor to bend downward then it sinks back into the mantle due to the movement of tectonic plates.
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