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

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

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

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

a plate moved over a hot spot in the mantle

Answer 1

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

This process occurs at convergent plate boundaries where an oceanic plate, which is denser, subducts beneath a less dense continental plate or another oceanic plate, leading to the formation of deep ocean trenches.