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An ocean explorer tells a fantastic story of "Black Smokers" 6000 meters under the ocean's surface. If he describes tectonic plates moving together and extremely high pressure, where does his story take place?

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[ a ] "At Deep Sea Vents In The Hadal Zone."

[ b ] in the bathyal zone at deep sea vents

[ c ] in the neritic zone at deep sea vents

[ d ] at the deep sea vents in the intertidal zone

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A hydrothermal vent is a fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water issues

Hydrothermal vents are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart, ocean basins, and hotspots.

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