The subduction zone where the edge of a plate slides underneath an adjacent plate and eventually melts is never
A)located at a midocean ridge.
B)located at the margin of a continent.
C)associated with a mountain range.
D)associated with a chain of islands.

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A subduction zone is a convergent plate boundary where one plate is forced down into the mantle beneath a second plate. This typically occurs at the margin of a continent or along a chain of islands, but it never occurs at a midocean ridge, which is a divergent plate boundary.

The Subduction Zone Where the Edge of a Plate Slides