Question

consider the illustration of various plate movements. which statement is true with respect to the illustrations? in site d, an island chain will form. in site b, a continental plate is colliding with an oceanic plate. site c shows one plate sinking under another.

Explanation:

• Site D depicts a continental-continental convergent boundary, where folded mountains form, not island chains (island chains form at oceanic-oceanic subduction zones).
• Site B shows a divergent boundary (magma rising to create new crust), not a collision between continental and oceanic plates.
• Site C shows an oceanic plate sinking beneath another plate (subduction), which matches the statement.

Answer:

Site C shows one plate sinking under another.