Which plate undergo subduction at oceanic-continental convergent plate boundaries?Why?

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Phoet · Answer 1 · 2021-06-21T07:30:24+0000

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Oceanic crust may collide with a continent. The oceanic plate is denser, so it undergoes subduction. This means that the oceanic plate sinks beneath the continent. This occurs at an ocean trench.

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Which plate undergo subduction at oceanic-continental convergent plate boundaries?Why?

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