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Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics

Question 3 • WV-Earth and Space Science A-CR

Hotspot volcanoes occur along subduction zones.

Answer
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T
B
F

Explanation

The statement is false. Hotspot volcanoes form above unusually hot mantle plumes, often within a tectonic plate, such as the Hawaiian Islands. Volcanoes along subduction zones form when one plate sinks beneath another, which is a different process.

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