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rachel9

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Explain how deep-ocean trenches are related to plate boundaries.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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During an El Nio event, the water temperatures in the eastern Pacific rise near the coast of Peru and Chile.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Trenches are sites of plate convergence where slabs of oceanic lithosphere subduct and plunge back into the mantle. In addition to earthquakes being created as one plate scrapes beneath another, volcanic activity is also associated with these regions.

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:D TYSM

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Gracias!

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