Multiple Choice
Deep sea trenches are important features for plate tectonic studies because ________.
A) they are sites where oceanic lithosphere is formed
B) they are sites where two plate move past each other horizontally
C) they are sites where the oceanic lithosphere is consumed into the mantle
D) none of the above
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