Multiple Choice
In what way was the production of the major volcanoes on Mars similar to the production of the Hawaiian Islands on Earth?
A) The major volcanoes on Mars and the Hawaiian Islands were both produced by the collision of an oceanic plate with a continental plate.
B) The major volcanoes on Mars and the Hawaiian Islands were both produced by hot-spot volcanism resulting from the upflow of heat from below.
C) The major volcanoes on Mars and the Hawaiian Islands were both produced by upwelling magma along a boundary where two plates are separating.
D) The major volcanoes on Mars and the Hawaiian Islands were both produced by shattering of the crust by a major impact and the consequent release of subsurface magma.
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