Which outcome is observed after subduction ceases completely?

💡 Explanation

Isostatic rebound occurs because removal of the subducting plate reduces the load on the overriding plate, allowing buoyant uplift; therefore the crust rises, rather than seeing volcanic activity or density increases, because the compressional forces have subsided.

• Which mechanism causes coastal uplift following a megathrust earthquake at a subduction zone?
• Which effect occurs due to overriding plate deformation?
• Which crustal deformation pattern primarily manifests alongside strike-slip movement across a continental transform fault?
• Which phenomenon amplifies seismic wave energy emanating upward through unconsolidated sediments?
• Which process predominantly facilitates transfer of nutrients required in surface waters by phytoplankton during coastal upwelling events?
• Which outcome follows accelerated glacial retreat on bedrock?