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Science Struck: What Are Ocean Trenches and How Are They Formed? ArticleScience Struck: What Are Ocean Trenches and How Are They Formed? Article
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Science Struck: What Are Ocean Trenches and How Are They Formed?

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Around 72 percent of the Earth's surface is found under the oceans. It has always been contributing to the dynamically changing face of the Earth through the tectonic phenomenon occurring at its depths. Such a naturally occurring phenomenon is referred to as the oceanic trench. ScienceStruck takes a plunge into the process of formation of these deep sea valleys.

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subduction, trenches

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formation of the oceanic trench, how are ocean trenches formed?, mariana trench, ocean trenches, peru-chile trench, sciencestruck, sciencestruck: what are ocean trenches and how are they formed?, the pacific 'ring of fire'

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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