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

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

two plates pulled apart from each other
two plates pulled apart from each other

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

a denser plate converged with a lighter plate

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The correct response is:

a denser plate converged with a lighter plate.

This process typically leads to subduction, where the denser oceanic plate is forced under a lighter continental plate or another oceanic plate, resulting in the formation of deep ocean trenches.