What Is the Origin of the Volcanoes in the Lesser

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is the origin of the volcanoes in the Lesser Antilles and Central America?

• A) two hot spots on either side of the Caribbean plate
• B) subduction of oceanic crust beneath the Caribbean plate
• C) magma leaking up along transform faults
• D) rapid spreading along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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