Multiple Choice
A volcanic island arc forms when
A) oceanic lithosphere subducts beneath continental lithosphere.
B) oceanic lithosphere subducts beneath another oceanic lithospheric plate.
C) continental lithosphere subducts beneath oceanic lithosphere.
D) two plates of continental lithosphere collide.
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