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When two of earths ocean plates collide they can form a deep valley called?

When two of Earth's oceanic plates collide, they can form a deep valley called a trench. Trenches are often found in subduction zones where one plate is forced beneath the other, creating a deep depression in the ocean floor.


When ocean plates collide with continental plates what does the denser plate do?

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When two oceanic plates collide it creates?

when two oceanic plates collide they create a deep-ocean trench, at deep-ocean trenches subduction occurs.


What occurs on the ocean floor when plates collide?

the contintinental plate goes below the other and lava floating from the center of the earth creates a ridge


When oceans plates collide with continental plates the denser ocean plate does what?

sinks


When ocean plates collide with continental plates the denser oceanic plate?

sinks


What land form is created by tectonic plates crashing together?

this depends on the two plates that collide. Ocean plates are much heavier than continental plates. If an ocean and continental plate collide, the ocean plate sinks underneath and creates a trench. If two ocean plates or two continental plate collide, it creates a mountain range/ oceanic ridge depending on the type.


What is ocean's trench?

Ocean trench is a long, narrow and deep depression in the ocean floor.


What is things rest upon crustal plates?

The continents and the ocean floor rest upon the plates.


Are formed when two ocean plates collide?

volcanoes in an island arc


What type of boundary is formed when plates collide?

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