What causes Mt. Everest, Aleutian Arc Island and Marianas trench to be formed?

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Observe these tectonic plates. What causes Mt. Everest, Aleutian Arc Island and Marianas trench to be formed?

North American
Eurasian
plate
Eurasian
plate
plate
Juan de Fuca
plate
Caribbean
plate
Filipino
plate
Arabian
plate
Indian
Cocos
plate
plate
EQUATOR
Afriçan
plate
Pacific
Nazca
plate
plate
South American
Australian
plate
plate
Australian
plate
Scotia plate
Antarctic
plate
Transcribed Image Text:North American Eurasian plate Eurasian plate plate Juan de Fuca plate Caribbean plate Filipino plate Arabian plate Indian Cocos plate plate EQUATOR Afriçan plate Pacific Nazca plate plate South American Australian plate plate Australian plate Scotia plate Antarctic plate
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