Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Tectonic Setting

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the tectonic setting for Mount St.Helens and the other Cascade volcanoes?

• A)A chain of young, active volcanoes built on a continental margin above a sinking slab of oceanic lithosphere
• B)A chain of old, inactive volcanoes built while western North America moved over a mantle plume
• C)Old, deeply eroded volcanoes built before the Pacific Ocean existed
• D)Young, deeply eroded, basaltic volcanoes built when western North America was over the present-day site of the Hawaiian hot spot

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