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Yes, volcanic seamounts are the submarine mountains that haven't reacher the surface of the water. When they do, they become islands.
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What are Mountains on the ocean floor that turn into volcanic islands called?
seamounts
Where do seamounts form?
Seamounts are volcanic mountains under the sea. They form where magma pushes IRS way through or between tectonic plates. Once they rise above sea level, they are then considered volcanic islands.
How are seamounts created?
Seamounts are usually extinct underwater volcanoes. They never break through the ocean surface.
What color is seamounts?
gray
How big do seamounts get?
25ft long
What are Isolated volcanic peaks on the ocean floor known as?
Isolated volcanic peaks on the ocean floor are known as seamounts. The deepest parts of the ocean are long, narrow features known as deep ocean trenches.
What are Mountains on the ocean floor that turn into volcanic islands called?
seamounts
Volcanic mountains scattered along the ocean basin are?
Seamounts are isolated volcanic mountains scatteredacross the ocean floor
Where do seamounts form?
Seamounts are volcanic mountains under the sea. They form where magma pushes IRS way through or between tectonic plates. Once they rise above sea level, they are then considered volcanic islands.
What are the flat-topped volcanic structures located on the floor of the deep ocean basin?
seamounts
What is a mountain on the ocean floor that can turn into volcanic islands?
seamounts :) hope it helps :D
What proof do we have that seamounts are formed by volcanic activity?
that scients went with light down there and found it to be real
What evidence would there be that the earth's crust passed over a volcanic hot spot that came from deep inside the mantle?
A string of seamounts or volcanic islands could form.
Isolated volcanic peaks on the ocean floor are known as?
this answer was deleted beacuse it was noticed that its someone cheating on there schoolwork. jk its A. seamounts
What are large volcanoes that rise from the sea floor called?
A volcanic eruption underwater is called a submarine volcanic eruption. By contrast, a volcanic eruption on land is called a subaerial eruption.
Why does Hawaii exist?
Because some Pacific Ocean Volcanic Seamounts peeked their heads above sea level and continued to grow.
What lives in Seamounts?
Sharks tuna and chepalopods all live in seamounts
