Which mechanism causes rhyolitic magma formation at continental volcanic arcs?

💡 Explanation

When rising basaltic magma encounters continental crust, assimilation occurs because the lower-temperature crust melts and mixes with the magma, increasing its silica content creating rhyolite. Therefore assimilation results, rather than other magma compositions which require different processes.

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