Many of the Islands of Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo), Which

question 60

Multiple Choice

Many of the islands of Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo) , which are located adjacent to a subduction zone next to the edge of the continental shelf of SE Asia, consist of felsic lava. This means that the lava that produces these islands is derived from

• A) a midocean ridge.
• B) a volcanic hot spot under the ocean floor.
• C) the melting of continental shelf material along with ocean floor material.
• D) the melting of subducted plate material and nothing else.
• E) a rift zone.

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