When an ocean plate converges with another plate, the most often the case is some kind of subduction zone. This occurs because the denser oceanic plate typically slides beneath the lighter continental plate, leading to the formation of features like trenches.
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What is most often the case when an ocean plate converges with another plate?(1 point)
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large rift valleys
large rift valleys
mountain building
mountain building
some kind of subduction zone
some kind of subduction zone
new land is created due to magma
new land is created due to magma
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