The process of one tectonic plate being pushed beneath another tectonic plate is called __________.
a. transformation
b. convergence
c. divergence
d. subduction
The correct answer is letter D. subduction. The process of one tectonic plate being pushed beneath another tectonic plate is called subduction. It is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.
