Which outcome occurs when a subducting plate melts during oceanic-continental convergence?

💡 Explanation

A volcanic arc forms because subduction introduces water, lowering the mantle's melting point, creating magma that rises, then causing volcanism above the subduction zone. Therefore, volcanic arcs form, rather than trenches or ridges, due to this melt generation.

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