How does the Continental Arc System of mountain building, in which volcanic arc activity is apparent near a subduction zone, form?

a) An oceanic plate collides with an oceanic plate
b) An oceanic plate collides with a continental plate
c) A continental plate collides with a continental plate
d) An area of divergence or spreading occurs


B

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