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OpenStudy (nikkirb):

Which of the following ocean-floor features is associated with trenches? a.Abyssal plain b.Guyot c.Mid-ocean ridge d.Subduction zone

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I believe it's D, Subduction zone

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Heres my knowledge of the ocean floor features, The Mariana Trench is part of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc geological boundary system that forms the boundary between two tectonic plates. In this system, the western edge of one plate, the Pacific Plate, is subducted beneath the smaller Mariana Plate that lies to the west. I would go with abyssal plain because of the terrain but subduction zones do have trench comparisons so D

OpenStudy (nikkirb):

Thanks

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