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when an oceanic plate collides with a continent, it is always the continent that descends into the mantle creating a trench. true false 2 points
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When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, the denser oceanic plate sub - ducts (descends) into the mantle, creating a trench. The oceanic plate is always the one that subducts due to its higher density compared to the continental plate.
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