Subduction ceases in a(n)________ type of convergent plate margin.
A)continent-ocean
B)ocean-ocean
C)accretionary
D)continent-continent

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Subduction typically ceases in a continent-continent convergent plate margin because the two continental plates are too buoyant to be forced beneath one another. Instead, they collide and buckle, forming mountains.

Subduction Ceases in A(n)________ Type of Convergent Plate Margin