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    The Most Widely Accepted Explanation for Chains of Volcanoes in the Oceans
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The Most Widely Accepted Explanation for Chains of Volcanoes in the Oceans

Question 14

Question 14

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The most widely accepted explanation for chains of volcanoes in the oceans and lines of volcanoes on land is that they formed at ____.


A) divergent plate boundaries
B) normal faults
C) hot spots
D) convergent plate boundaries
E) transform faults

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