Question

slip, slide, & collide your score: 3 time: plate interactions challeng case 3: south america what geological event is most likely to occur at this plate boundary in the future? a chain of volcanic islands will form off the south american coast. part of the south american continent will break off, forming a new sea. new crust will be formed by magma oozing up between divergent plates. eruptions will occur at volcanoes such as cotopaxi.

Explanation:

The west - coast of South America is a convergent plate boundary where the Nazca plate subducts beneath the South American plate. Volcanoes like Cotopaxi are found along this subduction - zone. Subduction - zone activity often leads to volcanic eruptions. A chain of volcanic islands forms in ocean - ocean subduction, not here. The continent breaking off to form a new sea is not typical at this boundary. New crust formation by magma oozing up occurs at divergent boundaries, not here.

Answer:

D. Eruptions will occur at volcanoes such as Cotopaxi.