Question

a tectonic plate can consist of oceanic - crust, continental crust, or both, and interacts with another plate at plate boundaries. where two plates move toward one another, they form a convergent boundary. during a collision that involves oceanic crust, one plate subducts, or slides beneath, the other, forming a trench. the subducting plate sinks deep into the ductile asthenosphere layer below and crust is destroyed. at an oceanic - oceanic convergent boundary, the melting of overlying mantle material rises to form volcanoes in the ocean. at an oceanic - continental convergence, the melt rises to form volcanic mountains - a volcanic arc - on the overlying continental crust. when two continental plates converge, neither is subducted. rather, the crust is uplifted to form towering mountain ranges, such as the himalayas. at a divergent boundary, plates are moving apart, resulting in a rift. new crust is created as magma rises from deep below and cools at the surface. mid - ocean ridges on the seafloor, such as the mid - atlantic ridge and the east african rift, are examples where plates are moving apart as new crust forms in the rift zone between them. volcanic activity is abundant at divergent boundaries. at a transform boundary, two plates slide past one another horizontally. there are no volcanoes at transform boundaries. an example of a transform boundary is the san andreas fault between the north american plate and pacific plate. (pbs learningmedia) based on the following passage, where do most volcanoes form? what evidence from the passage supports your answer? write your answer as complete sentences for full points (capital, period, proper spelling/grammar). copy/paste from the internet or use of ai is an automatic zero. audio recording can also be submitted.

Explanation:

The passage states that at ocean - ocean convergent boundaries, melting of overlying mantle material forms oceanic volcanoes, and at ocean - continental convergence, melt forms volcanic mountains on the continental crust. Also, volcanic activity is abundant at divergent boundaries. Transform boundaries have no volcanoes. So, most volcanoes form at convergent and divergent plate boundaries.

Answer:

Most volcanoes form at convergent and divergent plate boundaries. Evidence from the passage includes that at ocean - ocean convergent boundaries, melting of overlying mantle material forms volcanoes in the ocean, at ocean - continental convergence, volcanic mountains form on the continental crust, and volcanic activity is abundant at divergent boundaries where new crust is created as magma rises and cools.