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Which statement describes the process of subduction?

Convection currents cause two plates to move away from each other.
A plate slides beneath another plate due to convection currents and gravity.
Materials are heated and transferred within Earth’s interior by density.
Heat cycles in the mantle cause plates to constantly move.

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Answer: the first one i did the

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Answer:

A plate slides beneath another plate due to convection currents and gravity :)

Example:

At a destructive plate margin, two plates move towards each other (oceanic and continental). The oceanic plate is denser, and subducts

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