When Two Oceanic Collide, What Is It That Determines Which Plate Subducts?, A. Chemical Composition, B. Speed Of Movement, C. Direction Of The Plate M

When two oceanic collide, what is it that determines which plate subducts?

A. chemical composition
B. Speed of movement
C. direction of the plate motion
D. temperature
E. none of the above

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Question:

When two oceanic collide, what is it that determines which plate subducts?

Answer:

A. chemical composition

When two oceanic plates collide, denser oceanic plate will subduct beneath the other. Chemical composition would greatly affect the density of a certain plate. The more its composition are compact the more it is denser.

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