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

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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

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

two plates of continental crust slide past each other

Answer 1

The statement that accurately describes how ocean trenches form is:

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

This process occurs at convergent plate boundaries, where the denser oceanic crust is forced below the lighter continental crust, leading to the formation of deep ocean trenches.