Ring of Fire Quick Check

Question

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Question
Use the diagram below to answer the question.

During the collision, the oceanic plate is bent downwards as the rocks are forced down into the mantle. This collision creates a trench between the two plates and folding at the surface of the continental plate.

Which feature forms when one plate is forced to bend and dive under the other?

(1 point)
Responses

a mid-ocean ridge
a mid-ocean ridge

a submarine volcano
a submarine volcano

a volcanic cone
a volcanic cone

a deep canyon

Answer 1

a trench