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According to the theory of plate tectonics, how do two plates interact to form chains of islands called island arcs?

a. A continental plate slides along an oceanic plate at a convergent boundary.
b. An oceanic plate sinks beneath another oceanic plate at a convergent boundary.
c. An oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate at a convergent boundary.
d. A continental plate collides with another continental plate at a convergent boundary.

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B. An oceanic plate sinks beneath another oceanic plate at a convergent boundary
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