How is plate tectonics responsible for the formation of Earth’s deepest ocean trench?(1 point)

Question

Responses

two plates moved past each other in opposite directions.
two plates moved past each other in opposite directions.

a plate moved over a hot spot in the mantle
a plate moved over a hot spot in the mantle

a denser plate converged with a lighter plate
a denser plate converged with a lighter plate

two plates pulled apart from each other

Answer 1

The correct response is: a denser plate converged with a lighter plate.

In the case of ocean trenches, typically, a denser oceanic plate subducts beneath a lighter continental plate or another oceanic plate, leading to the formation of deep trenches in the ocean floor.