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 difference in density of oceanic and continental plates
the difference in density of oceanic and continental plates

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

the release of hot ash and steam in a pyroclastic flow

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.

When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, the denser oceanic plate is forced beneath the continental plate in a process called subduction, which can lead to the formation of volcanoes.