Deep Oceanic Trenches on Earth Are Locations at Which

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Multiple Choice

Deep oceanic trenches on Earth are locations at which:

• A) cool surface material on Earth sinks below other material at a tectonic plate boundary.
• B) volcanic material comes out from the deep interior at volcanic islands such as Hawaii.
• C) dense material sank while lighter material rose to the surface during the early geological history of Earth and then froze in place.
• D) molten lava oozes out between two tectonic plates that are slowly spreading apart.

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