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A geographical subduction zone is a fault line where two plates move towards each other. The more dense plate gets pushed under the other; this is called subduction.

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Is mount Cleveland a subduction zone?

Moun Cleveland formed as a result of a subduction zone, but is not a subduction zone in and of itself. A subduction zone is a feature that forms volcanoes, not a kind of volcano.


The area where a plate descends is a?

subduction zone


Which convergent boundaries do not have a subduction zone?

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What term is used to describe the location where sinking of a plate occurs?

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Is island on a subduction zone?

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What does not happen near a subduction zone?

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What is the difference in spreading center earthquakes and subduction zone?

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Is the subduction zone being created or destroyed?

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The location where the sinking of one plate beneath the other in a collisional boundary occurs is called a?

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What is a region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere?

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What kind of plate or part of a plate is most like to descend into the interior at the subduction zone?

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