The main way water gets into a subduction zone is by
A. a decrease in pressure that causes melting.
B. seawater introduced into oceanic crust at the mid-ocean ridge, prior to subduction.
C. rain associated with eruptions in the island arc.
D. heating of the overlying continental crust.
E. All of these choices are correct.
Answer: B
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