The "Ring of Fire" Is a Volcanic Island Arc Extending

question 60

Multiple Choice

The "Ring of Fire" is a volcanic island arc extending from the southwestern Pacific through Indonesia.The island arc formed as a result of ____collision.

• A)oceanic plate-continental plate
• B)oceanic plate-oceanic plate
• C)continental-plate-continental plate
• D)continental shield-craton
• E)terrane-craton

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