When an oceanic plate sinks in a subduction zone, a volcanic arc arises ____.
A) on the oceanic side of the zone
B) at the zone
C) on the opposite side of the subducting plate
D) on the opposite side of the inland plate
E) inland from the zone
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Q23: When an oceanic plate collides with continental
Q24: Magma plumes _.
A)only create volcanoes on
Q25: Spreading centers on continental plates _.
A)spread
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Q28: Earth's magnetic field _.
A)changes polarity due
Q29: Transform boundaries occur where _.
A)rising basalt
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Q31: The San Andreas Fault marks a _.
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