Multiple choice: which of these best describes how the theory of plate tectonics explains the formation of a deep-sea trench?

a) oceanic plates are diverging

b) a plate is moving over a hot spot in the mantle

c) continental plates are converging

d) an oceanic and continental plate are converging

D. Oceanic and continental plate are converging

Explanation:

Trenches are formed when two tectonic plates converge (move towards each other), specifically, when an oceanic plate and a continental plate converge. The oceanic plate is denser and heavier than the continental plate and when they converge, the oceanic plate is pushed under the continental plate. The plate bends beneath the lighter plate and it creates that v-shaped depression. This process where one plate goes beneath the other is called subduction and the boundary where they collide is called a subduction zone.

there are mainly three domains in biological classification namely; archaea, bacteria, and eukarya.

archaea includes all the prokaryotic cells which are characterized by their lipid membranes. they have branched hydrocarbon which is attached to glycerol through an ether linkage.

bacteria includes all the prokaryotic cells, the cell membrane of which are made up of the unbranched fatty acid chain. in addition, they are attached to glycerol through an ester bond.

eukarya includes all the eukaryotic cells, that is, the cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound cell organelles.

they can be autotrophic as well as heterotrophic, unicellular as well as multicellular

they include kingdoms like protista, plantae, animalia, fungi et cetera.

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