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the taupo volcanic zone is located on new zealand’s north island. this volcanic zone is part of a volcanic arc that formed as the pacific plate moved toward and subducted below the indo - australian plate. this area has many volcanoes that have been erupting periodically for thousands of years. in 232 ce, taupo volcano erupted violently. the volcanic eruption ejected gas and rock up to 80 kilometers away. this was one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions on earth in the last 12,000 years!
complete the sentence.
the taupo volcanic zone formed at a _______ boundary.
convergent divergent transform
The text states the Pacific Plate moved toward and subducted below the Indo-Australian Plate. Subduction occurs when two tectonic plates collide, which defines a convergent plate boundary. Divergent boundaries involve plates moving apart, and transform boundaries involve plates sliding past each other, neither matching the described process.
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