When an oceanic plate sinks in a subduction zone, a volcanic arc arises ____.?
a. ?on the oceanic side of the zone
b. ?at the zone
c. ?on the opposite side of the subducting plate
d. ?on the opposite side of the inland plate
e. ?inland from the zone
ANSWER: a
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