Which statement best explains why oceanic-oceanic collisions do not form high mountains like continental-continental collisions?

Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust, so when two oceanic plates collide, one usually sinks beneath the other in a process called subduction. This creates features such as deep trenches and volcanic island arcs rather than the large uplifted mountain ranges formed when buoyant continental crust collides. Therefore, the best choice is “Oceanic crust is too thin and dense to uplift.”

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