When two tectonic plates converge, one plate is subducted. This means that
A. one plate is forced to slide alongside the other in the same direction.
B. one plate is forced to slide alongside the other in the opposite direction.
C. one plate is forced over the other.
D. one plate is forced beneath the other.
D. one plate is forced beneath the other.
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