A Benioff zone is an earthquake zone at a __________ plate boundary
A) transform
B) subduction (convergent)
C) divergent
D) rifting

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A Benioff zone is a zone of earthquakes located at a subduction (convergent) plate boundary where one tectonic plate is being forced beneath another plate into the Earth's mantle. As the subducting plate descends deeper into the mantle, it causes earthquakes in the overlying plate, forming the Benioff zone.

A Benioff Zone Is an Earthquake Zone at a __________