What kind of tectonic plate movement causes a trench?

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Denver Chiwakira · Answer 1 · 2021-08-24T20:52:03+0000

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In particular, ocean trenches are a feature of convergent plate boundaries, where two or more tectonic plates meet. At many convergent plate boundaries, dense lithosphere melts or slides beneath less-dense lithosphere in a process called subduction, creating a trench.

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