Along the western coast of South America and Oceanic tectonic plate is subducting beneath a continual plate. A chain of volcanoes called continual volcanic art is forming as a result of this process. Where is the volcanic arc located?

Question

A.) on the boundary between the oceanic and continual plates
B.) on the oceanic plate
C.) partly on the continual plate and partly on the oceanic plate
D.) on the continual plate

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

D.) on the continental plate

In a subduction zone where an oceanic tectonic plate is subducting beneath a continental plate, the volcanic arc forms on the continental plate as the subducting oceanic plate melts and generates magma, which rises to the surface to create a chain of volcanoes.