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subduction is when one plate goes under ar hat causes this plate to go under the othe
) it is less dense than the top plate
) it is more dense than the top plate
c) the plates are part of the ring of fire
d) volcanoes forced the magma to go und
Subduction occurs at convergent plate boundaries. The fundamental driver is density difference: a denser tectonic plate will sink beneath a less dense one. The Ring of Fire is a region with frequent subduction, not a cause, and volcanoes are a result, not a cause, of subduction.
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B. it is more dense than the top plate