When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate,the continental plate usually slides up and over the denser oceanic plate,pushing it down into the mantle,a process called ____.
A) production
B) subduction
C) induction
D) convection
E) trenching

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The correct term for the process where an oceanic plate is forced down into the mantle beneath a continental plate is "subduction." This occurs because the oceanic plate is denser than the continental plate.

When an Oceanic Plate Collides with a Continental Plate,the Continental