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← GeographyWhich crustal process results when differential stress exceeds lithostatic pressure at subduction zones?
A)Development of accretionary wedges✓
B)Formation of abyssal plains
C)Propagation of mid-ocean ridges
D)Increased transform fault activity
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Accretionary wedges develop because differential stress overcomes lithostatic pressure at subduction zones, causing deformation and accumulation of sediment; therefore a wedge forms near the trench rather than abyssal plains, or ridge propagation.
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