Ocean trenches form over millions or billions of years. Which statement accurately describes how ocean trenches form?(1 point)

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two plates of continental crust slide past each other
two plates of continental crust slide past each other

two plates of oceanic crust pull away from each other
two plates of oceanic crust pull away from each other

a plate of continental crust collides with another plate of continental crust
a plate of continental crust collides with another plate of continental crust

a plate of oceanic crust is subducted under a plate of continental crust
a plate of oceanic crust is subducted under a plate of continental crust
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The statement that accurately describes how ocean trenches form is:

a plate of oceanic crust is subducted under a plate of continental crust.

Ocean trenches commonly form at convergent plate boundaries where an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, leading to the subduction of the oceanic plate beneath the continental plate. This process creates deep trench-like features in the ocean floor.