Spreading centers are an ideal location for volcanism because ________.

A. the oceanic plates pull apart causing hot asthenosphere rock to rise and undergo decompression melting to form magma that continues to rise
B. they sit above the high-temperature asthenosphere
C. the asthenosphere rock has low percentages of SiO2
D. All of these choices are correct.


Answer: D

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