Old,cold,and dense oceanic crust is ____.
A) created at spreading ridges
B) found closest to continental margins
C) destroyed at subduction zones
D) eventually becomes incorporated into continental crust
E) always found on plate margins

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Old, cold and dense oceanic crust is destroyed at subduction zones where it plunges beneath the lighter continental crust. This process is responsible for the recycling of oceanic crust and the formation of new crust at spreading ridges.

Old,cold,and Dense Oceanic Crust Is ____