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Where one plate is forced beneath another, the region is called a:

ASubduction zone
BSubtraction zone
CSubmission zone
DSubscription zone
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Subduction zone
1. Two plates are pushing together. 2. One dives under the other. 3. That region is a subduction zone. _Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 8, Earth as a Planet._
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