Which statement best explains the process of subduction?(1 point)

Responses

One plates slides past another plate horizontally.

Magma rises through the cracks in a solid rock plate.

A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.

An oceanic plate covers a continental plate.

A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.

The statement that best explains the process of subduction is: A denser plate pushes down under a lighter plate.