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Which of these explains the feature that can form at the boundary of these two plates?

A. A range of volcanoes because the oceanic plate melts underneath the continental plate, forming a line of volcanoes on the continent

B. A broad canyon-like valley because the two plates act like a plow, digging out any soil in the plate's paths.

C. A mountain range because the two colliding plates have equal
composition and density, causing both to fold and form wide, thick
mountains

D. Island arc because the oceanic plate melts underneath the continental plate, forming volcanic mountains the eventually become islands

Which of these explains the feature that can form at the boundary of these two plates-example-1
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I think A is the answer
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