______develop where oceanic lithosphere bends downward and sinks into the mantle.
A) Rift valleys on mid- ocean ridges
B) Submarine canyons
C) Deep ocean trenches
D) Abyssal seamounts

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Deep ocean trenches are formed where oceanic lithosphere bends downward and sinks into the mantle, also known as subduction. This process occurs at convergent plate boundaries where two plates are moving towards each other, and the denser oceanic plate sinks beneath the less dense continental plate. The sinking of the oceanic plate into the mantle creates a deep trench in the ocean floor.

______Develop Where Oceanic Lithosphere Bends Downward and Sinks into the Mantle