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- a collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a
deep ocean trench
rift valley
mid ocean ridge
mountain range
Brief Explanations
When two continental crusts collide at a converging boundary, they push against each other. Since continental crust is relatively thick and buoyant, it cannot be subducted (unlike oceanic - continental or oceanic - oceanic convergence where one plate can be subducted). The force of the collision causes the crust to buckle, fold, and uplift, forming mountain ranges.
- A deep - ocean trench is formed at an oceanic - continental or oceanic - oceanic subduction zone.
- A rift valley is formed at a divergent boundary (where plates are moving apart).
- A mid - ocean ridge is also formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean.
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