A Subduction Zone Provides an Environment That Affects the Types

question 39

Multiple Choice

A subduction zone provides an environment that affects the types of volcanoes that develop there because ____.

• A)the subducting slab is subjected to high pressure
• B)the continental slab is composed of denser material than the subducting slab
• C)the magma will reach the surface more quickly
• D)the subducting crust is high in silicates
• E)there is a high water content in the rock of the subducting slab

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Definitions:

Agglutination

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Factor XIII

A plasma enzyme that plays a key role in blood coagulation through its action in stabilizing the formation of a blood clot.

Prothrombin

Glycoprotein present in blood that, in the presence of prothrombin activator, is converted to thrombin.

Fibrin-stabilizing Factor

An enzyme that crosslinks fibrin clots, stabilizing them in the process of coagulation.