Question

question 13(multiple choice worth 3 points)
(03.04 mc)
what is the similarity between trenches and subduction zones?
both occur at convergent boundaries.
they occur due to seafloor spreading.
both occur at divergent plate boundaries.
they occur when plates slide past each other.

Explanation:

Trenches and subduction zones are geological features. Convergent boundaries are where two tectonic plates move towards each other. Subduction zones form when one plate is forced under another (subduction), and trenches are deep depressions in the ocean floor at these convergent boundaries. Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent boundaries (so option 2 is wrong). Divergent boundaries are where plates move apart (so option 3 is wrong). Plates sliding past each other is a transform boundary (so option 4 is wrong).

Answer:

Both occur at convergent boundaries.