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What is called subduction zones? Give an example.​

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Answered by naveenawoodentoys7a
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Subduction zones occur all around the edge of the Pacific Ocean, offshore of Washington, Canada, Alaska, Russia, Japan and Indonesia.

Explanation:

Subduction zones occur all around the edge of the Pacific Ocean, offshore of Washington, Canada, Alaska, Russia, Japan and Indonesia. Called the "Ring of Fire," these subduction zones are responsible for the world's biggest earthquakes, the most terrible tsunamis and some of the worst volcanic eruptions

Answered by CarabeoFrancis
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SUBDUCTION ZONES ARE WHERE EARTH'S TECTONIC PLATE DIVE BACK INTO THE MANTLE,AT RATES OF A FEW SEVERAL CENTIMETERS PER YEAR. THESE ARE KEY FEATURES OF EARTH'S PLATE TECTONIC REGIME.AN OCEANIC TRENCH SHOWS WHERE THE PLATE DISAPPEARS, AND A DIPPING ZONE OF EARTHQUAKES SHOW WHERE THE SUBDICTING PLATE IS.

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