Subduction Flashcards

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Benioff Zone Def

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Dipping, roughly planar areas of increased seismic activity that occur at subduction zones.

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Types of plate interaction

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Oceanic on Continental
Oceanic on Oceanic

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Subduction Zones

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Plate boundary where one will subduct into the mantle and the other one will override.

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