Which of the following settings is most likely to have eruptions of basalt?

A) island arcs
B) subduction beneath a thin continental plate
C) subduction beneath a thick continental plate
D) mid-ocean ridge
E) none of these

Mid-Ocean Ridge

An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics, where new oceanic crust is created by volcanic activity and then spreads away from the ridge.

Island Arcs

Curved chains of volcanic islands located along a convergent tectonic plate boundary, formed by the subduction of an oceanic plate beneath another plate.

Basalt Eruptions

Volcanic eruptions that produce basalt, a dark-colored volcanic rock rich in iron and magnesium, characterized by low viscosity lava flows.