When two oceanic plates converge, the sinking plate pulls the sea floor down to create ____.
A) a black smoker
B) a rift valley
C) accreted terranes
D) an oceanic trench

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When two oceanic plates converge, one of the plates is forced beneath the other into the mantle in a process called subduction. This action pulls the sea floor down and creates an oceanic trench at the boundary between the converging plates.

When Two Oceanic Plates Converge, the Sinking Plate Pulls the Sea