When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, the oceanic plate subducts beneath the continental crust because it is
A. thicker than continental crust.
B. denser than continental crust.
C. thinner than continental crust.
D. less dense than continental crust.
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Answer:
B
Explanation:
When oceanic crust converges with continental crust, the denser oceanic plate plunges beneath the continental plate.