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by kenzers on January 16th, 2008

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I need help with a question for my schooling....

As the Ocean floor spreads, other parts plunge into the mantle. This process is called?

A. Subduction.
B. Plate tectonics.
C. Continental drift.
D. Paradigm shift.

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  • by iwnit on January 16th, 2008

    iwnit

    "In geology, a subduction zone is an area on Earth where two tectonic plates meet and move towards one another, with one sliding underneath the other and moving down into the mantle, at rates typically measured in centimeters per year. An oceanic plate ordinarily slides underneath a continental plate; this often creates an orogenic zone with many volcanoes and earthquakes. In a sense, subduction zones are the opposite of divergent boundaries, areas where material rises up from the mantle and plates are moving apart."
    Source and further information:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subduction

    Paradigm shift has nothing to do with geology.

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  • by Shawne on January 16th, 2008

    Shawne

    wat a cheater!!! psh loser. i think it's A. idk wat d is tho.

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  • by msbeautywilliam on July 30th, 2011

    msbeautywilliam

    a.subduction

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