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When a block of continental lithosphere collides with a block of oceanic lithosphere, the denser oceanic lithosphere sinks below the less dense continental lithosphere. This process is known as ___________.

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Answer: the process is known as

Subduction and the regions this process occurs is known as subduction zones .

Explanation: this occur at convengent boundaries where oceanic plate moves and is forced to sink due to the high gravitational energy into the mantle and also because the oceanic plate has density this zones usually have high volcanism and earthquake

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