The following statements explain how the activity in Earth’s layers results in changes on the surface. Which of these statements is false because it contains a misconception?
A: At subduction zones, parts of the lithosphere are being melted, forming magma.
B: Volcanic islands form over a split in Earth’s lithosphere, where the hot, liquid metallic core is closest to the surface.
C: As the hot, convecting region in the mantle moves, the lithosphere above it moves in the same direction as the convection current below.
D: The height of a volcanic island declines due to loss of heat and pressure as the lithosphere moves away from a hot spot in the mantle below.