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Subduction is a geological process in which one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate into the Earth's mantle. This process is important because it plays a major role in shaping Earth's surface features, recycling crustal material, and generating earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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- plate tectonics
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- obduction
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