Carbon and water are returned to the interior of Earth (i.e., the mantle) at which component of the plate tectonic system?

a. Oceanic convergent plate boundary or subduction zone
b. Mid-ocean ridge or divergent plate boundary
c. Transform plate boundary


Answer: a. Oceanic convergent plate boundary or subduction zone

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