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Q: What plates were involved on the Mariana trench?
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What tectonic plates are involved with Torga trench?

The Mariana trench of Japan is on a convergent boundary


What kind of plate was the marianas trench made on?

The Mariana Trench is on two tectonic plates: The Pacific Plate and the Mariana Plate. The Pacific Plate is beneath the Mariana Plate by subduction.


What are the two tectonic plates that formed the Mariana Trench?

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What two plates formed the mariana trench?

The Marianas (or Mariana) Trench is formed by the subduction of the Pacific Plate as it is forced under the smaller Mariana Plate at the bottom of the ocean between Japan and New Guinea.


Is the Mariana trench convergent divergent or transform?

The Mariana Trench is a convergent plate boundary.


Is there seismic activity in Mariana's Trench?

Yes, Mariana's Trench is an active subduction zone.


Is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean?

The Mariana trench is under the Mariana islands in the pacific ocean and is 11.03 km deep.


What is the environment of the mariana trench?

The Mariana trench has a very harsh environment and it is a deep sea environment.


Which submersible traveled to the floor of the Mariana Trench?

The submersible Trieste traveled to the bottom of mariana trench


Is the Mariana Trench north of the Mariana Islands?

No, it is east of the mariana islands


Why is mariana trench called mariana trench?

Named for the Mariana Islands which lie just to the east of the trench. The islands were named after Spanish Queen Mariana of Austria in the 17th century, when Spain started the colonization of the archipielago of islands.


How much pressure is in the mariana trench?

There are 8 tons per square inch of pressure in Mariana Trench