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 which 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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