Which statement identifies a major reason for the subduction that helps to form volcanoes?(1 point)

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the unusually high temperature at hotspots
the unusually high temperature at hotspots

the release of hot ash and steam in a pyroclastic flow
the release of hot ash and steam in a pyroclastic flow

the upwelling of magma between diverging plates
the upwelling of magma between diverging plates

the difference in density of oceanic and continental plates

Answer 1

The statement that identifies a major reason for the subduction that helps to form volcanoes is:

the difference in density of oceanic and continental plates.

This difference in density causes the denser oceanic plate to subduct beneath the less dense continental plate, leading to the formation of volcanic arcs.