What Processes Can Occur in Front of or Behind Some

question 100

Multiple Choice

What processes can occur in front of or behind some island arcs?

• A) trench rollback or back-arc rifting
• B) fold and thrust belts in the mountains, and formation of a continental plateau
• C) formation of an oceanic plateau related to subduction
• D) all of these

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