Response A does give correct facts: Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system, located on
Mars, and formed several billion years ago during the planet’s early volcanic activity
en.wikipedia.org+15astronomy.com+15studyx.ai+15. In contrast, there is no evidence that this volcano
was produced by tectonic plate collision (Mars lacks plate tectonics), nor were there any recent
eruptions, let alone five VEI-8 events in the last century — it's a shield volcano, dominated by slow lava
flows, not explosive activity classace.io+2studyx.ai+2classace.io+2.
Inaccurate or unsupported factual claims in Response B:
1. “Formed after two of Mars' largest tectonic plates collided” — false, since Mars does not have
plate tectonics classace.io+3studyx.ai+3classace.io+3.
2. “Recorded five eruptions with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 8” — no evidence; Olympus Mons
has no recorded modern eruptions, and VEI-8 eruptions are unrealistic for shield volcanoes
reddit.com+4classace.io+4studyx.ai+4.
3. Characterizing it as “one of the most explosive volcanos in the solar system” — unsupported, as
its eruptions were effusive, not explosive nationalgeographic.com+8classace.io+8classace.io+8.