Asked by Blaine

Where would a volcano MOST LIKELY occur?
Responses
A in the middle of a large plate of earthin the middle of a large plate of earth
B where plates of earth are coming apartwhere plates of earth are coming apart
C near the edge of a large plate of earthnear the edge of a large plate of earth
D where large plates of earth are collidingwhere large plates of earth are colliding

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C — near the edge of a large plate of earth.

Most volcanoes occur at plate boundaries (edges): at divergent boundaries (plates pulling apart) and convergent/subduction zones (plates colliding). Only a few, like hotspot volcanoes (e.g., Hawaii), form in the middle of plates.