When two plates carrying oceanic crust collide, the heavier plate will dive under the lighter plate and sink into the upper mantle in a process called A. subduction. B. plate tectonics. C. folding. D. convergence.

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When two plates carrying oceanic crust collide, the heavier plate will dive under the lighter plate and sink into the upper mantle in a process called subduction.

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When two plates carrying oceanic crust collide, the heavier plate will dive under the lighter plate and sink into the upper mantle in a process called subduction.

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