When oceanic plates meet continental plates at a convergent boundary, a ____.?
a. subduction zone will form because the oceanic plate is more dense than the continental plate
b. subduction zone will form because the oceanic plate is less dense than the continental plate
c. rift zone will form because the oceanic plate is more dense than the continental plate
d. rift zone will form because the oceanic plate is less dense than the continental plate
e. ?subduction zone will form on the oceanic plate, and a rift zone will form on the continental plate
ANSWER: a
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