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OpenStudy (anonymous):

In an ocean-continent convergent boundary _____. a volcanic island arc forms directly over the trench the lightest plate will subduct there is an absence of shallow focus earthquakes volcanic mountains form 100-3-- kilometers from the trench

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The oceanic plate subducts beneath the continental plate because the continental plate is less dense and floats over it. The oceanic plate usually sinks into the earth's mantle where it melts and will be recycled to make new oceanic crust The place where the oceanic plate subducts into the mantle is usually marked by a volcanic mountain range, a good example would be the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific Northwest..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you Ryaan that helped out

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