What is the term for a piece of crust which has been in a collision along a convergent crustal boundary and become accreted to another crustal plate?
A) Loxodrome
B) Terrane
C) Mid-oceanic ridge
D) Terracette
E) Trench
Answer: B
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A) Earth. B) Moon. C) neither A nor B
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