When an oceanic plate meets a continental plate head-on,which of the following occurs?
A) The plates move apart from one another.
B) The plate edges buckle under the pressure.
C) Mountains form as the two plates collide.
D) A spreading ridge appears.
E) The denser oceanic plate slides beneath the continental plate.
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