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Redwolflake15

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on: Jul 15, 2018
Which of the following is an example of a continental volcanic arc?
 
  A) Cascade Volcanoes
  B) Hawaiian Volcanoes
  C) Aleutian Volcanoes
  D) Icelandic Volcanoes

Question 2

If a back-arc basin is a region related to a subduction zone, how can such an extensional basin form near a boundary defined by compression?
 
  A) Trench rolls back as the old, dense subducting plate sinks.
  B) Compression ceases before extension takes over.
  C) Rising magma is softening the crust, allowing it to stretch.
  D) A plate subducting at an extremely shallow angle is pushing against the back-arc region.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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