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← GeographyWhich outcome occurs when a continental plate converges at an oblique angle with another, accumulating stress?
A)Strike-slip fault earthquake occurrence✓
B)Deep ocean trench formation increases
C)Stratovolcano chain eruptions intensifies
D)Continental crust subduction accelerates
💡 Explanation
Strike-slip earthquakes occur, because oblique convergence favors stress release via transform faults through elastic rebound, therefore promoting lateral movement rather than subduction or uplift, rather than forming deep trenches better related to direct convergence.
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