KnowraSubduction zoneLinked fromLinked fromThe 48 pages that link to Subduction zone, each with the reason it gives.All 48Broader topic 5Related 17Narrower topic 22Compared with 4Mid-ocean ridgeCompared with: The ridge creates oceanic lithosphere; subduction zones are where that lithosphere is consumed.Mid-Atlantic RidgeCompared with: Ridges create crust; subduction zones destroy it. The Atlantic has few of the latter.Transform faultCompared with: Deep quakes, volcanism and trenches mark subduction, none of which transforms show.Continental riftCompared with: It consumes lithosphere, opposite to the extension and thinning characteristic of rifts.