Which outcome occurs when a continental plate overrides a subducting oceanic plate lacking buoyant features?

A)Formation of a volcanic arc✓

B)Development of a rift valley

C)Creation of a transform fault

D)Widespread continental glaciation

💡 Explanation

A volcanic arc forms due to flux melting. Water released from the subducting slab lowers the mantle's melting point, because asthenospheric mantle melts and ascends, therefore generating a volcanic arc on the overriding continental plate, rather than rifting or purely strike-slip motion.

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Which outcome occurs when a continental plate overrides a subducting oceanic plate lacking buoyant features?

💡 Explanation

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