During the collision, the oceanic plate is bent downwards as the rocks are forced down into the mantle. This collision creates a trench between the two plates and folding at the surface of the continental plate.

Question

Which feature forms when one plate is forced to bend and dive under the other?

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Responses

a mid-ocean ridge
a mid-ocean ridge

a deep canyon
a deep canyon

a volcanic cone
a volcanic cone

a submarine volcano
a submarine volcano
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Answer 1

The feature that forms when one plate is forced to bend and dive under the other is a submarine volcano. This occurs at subduction zones where the oceanic plate is forced beneath a continental or another oceanic plate, leading to melting of the descending plate and the formation of magma, which can result in volcanic activity.

So the correct answer is:

a submarine volcano