Which outcome results when lithospheric slab rollback occurs?

💡 Explanation

Trench retreat causes back-arc extension because the subducting plate pulls the overriding plate seaward via slab rollback, and extensional forces stretch and thin the crust. Therefore, back-arc extension increases, rather than shortening or stability, resulting from other plate motions.

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