Question

multiple choice question
which process occurs when a dense oceanic plate sinks beneath a less dense continental plate?
o seafloor spreading
o convection
o subduction

Explanation:

Subduction is the process where a dense oceanic plate sinks beneath a less - dense continental plate. Convection is related to heat transfer in fluids (like the mantle's convective currents that drive plate movement but not specifically the sinking of one plate beneath another). Seafloor spreading occurs at mid - ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed.

Answer:

subduction