The correct response is:
a denser plate converged with a lighter plate.
This process, known as subduction, leads to the formation of ocean trenches when one tectonic plate is forced beneath another.
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How is plate tectonics responsible for the formation of Earth’s deepest ocean trench?(1 point)
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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
a plate moved over a hot spot in the mantle
a denser plate converged with a lighter plate
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