The Most Widely Accepted Explanation for Chains of Volcanoes in the Oceans

question 14

Multiple Choice

The most widely accepted explanation for chains of volcanoes in the oceans and lines of volcanoes on land is that they formed at ____.

• A)divergent plate boundaries
• B)normal faults
• C)hot spots
• D)convergent plate boundaries
• E)transform faults

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