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What is typically responsible for forming volcanic island chains in the oceans?
Question 13 options:

A)

Shield volcanoes

B)

Composite volcanoes

C)

Fissures

D)

Hot spot volcanism

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D) Hot spot volcanism

Mantle hotspots (plumes) produce volcanoes as a plate moves over a relatively stationary heat source, creating a trail of volcanic islands (e.g., the Hawaiian-Emperor chain).