Slabs of oceanic lithosphere sink at subduction zones because the subducted slab is denser than the underlying asthenosphere. In this process, called ________, Earth's gravity tugs at the slab, drawing the rest of the plate toward the subduction zone
A) slab pull
B) ridge push
C) convection
D) reverse polarity
Answer: A
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