Multiple Choice
The main way water gets into a subduction zone is by:
A) heating of the overlying continental crust
B) a decrease in pressure that causes melting
C) rain associated with eruptions in the island arc
D) seawater introduced into oceanic crust at the mid-ocean ridge, prior to subduction
E) all of these
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Q98: Columnar joints, like the ones shown in
Q99: Rock that has formed from cooling magma
Q100: What texture is displayed by the igneous
Q101: Which number on this figure indicates heating
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Q104: A finely crystalline or glassy igneous texture
Q105: The site on the accompanying figure that
Q106: The main cause of melting along subduction
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