A group of scientists has been investigating the effects of colliding plate tectonic activity along a long seam. Which type of landform is the group researching?

When tectonic plates collide, the crust can be compressed and pushed upward, forming mountains. A long seam where this collision builds mountains can therefore be a mountain range. Ocean ridges usually form where plates pull apart, while trenches form where one plate sinks beneath another.

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