Using Figure 12.25 in your textbook, which of the following is not a normal consequence of an oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundary?

A) The denser crust subducts the less dense plate.
B) Thrust faults lift up above the subduction zone.
C) A volcanic island arc forms above where the subducting plate melts.
D) A trench forms at the location where subduction begins.


Answer: B

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