A(n)__________ is a thick accumulation of sediments and small, rootless, tectonic blocks formed of material scraped off a descending, lithospheric plate.

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An accretionary wedge complex forms from sediments and tectonic blocks that accumulate and are scraped off the surface of a descending lithospheric plate at a convergent plate boundary. This process occurs in subduction zones where one tectonic plate moves under another.

A(n)__________ Is a Thick Accumulation of Sediments and Small, Rootless