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Ocean trenches have relatively steep sides falling to the ocean floor. Ocean trenches are typically caused when an oceanic crustal plate slides under a lighter continental plate or another oceanic plate. It is believed to work by density.Where one plate slides under another, this is called subduction.t least five trenches are over 6 miles (10 km) deep. The greatest ocean depth to be sounded is in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench, at a depth of 11,034 m (36,201 ft) below sea level.
These 10 facts about space will blow your mind. An ocean trench is a geological structure which occurs undersea along the boundary of a tectonic plate. Specifically, ocean trenches form along subduction zones, in areas where one plate is being sucked under another.The largest of these trenches are in the Pacific Ocean, where numerous active subduction zones have been identified, but smaller trenches can also be seen in the Indian and Atlantic Ocean.hese 10 facts about space will blow your mind. An ocean trench is a geological structure which occurs undersea along the boundary of a tectonic plate. Specifically, ocean trenches form along subduction zones, in areas where one plate is being sucked under another.