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Are volcanoes that erupt in the ocean erupt more explosively than others?
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Are all volcanoes destructive?
Volcanoes are only destructive to people and property when they erupt. Volcanoes can lie dormant for decades before they erupt. The Hawaiian Islands were all formed from eruptions of volcanoes in the ocean.
What is the difference between Compare volcanoes that form on land with volcanoes that form in the ocean.?
Land Volcanoes eat lamas and underwater volcanoes eat camals
ARE volcanoes found only in islands?
No, some volcanoes are underwater and when they erupt the magma gets higher and higher and forms on the ocean which is land. (that is how Hawaii was made)
What would happen if volcanic eruptions continued to occur on the sea floor?
There are volcanoes along the floor of the ocean that form a trench. When these volcanoes erupt, it can cause tectonic movements.
Why do volcanoes erupt on tectonic plates?
Volcanoes are not randomly distributed over the Earth's surface. Most are concentrated on the edges of continents, along island chains, or beneath the sea forming long mountain ranges. More than half of the world's active volcanoes above sea level encircle the Pacific Ocean to form the circum-Pacific "Ring of Fire." In the past 25 years, scientists have developed a theory -- called plate tectonics -- that explains the locations of volcanoes and their relationship to other large-scale geologic features...
Do all volcanoes that erupt in the ocean make islands?
yes
Are all volcanoes destructive?
Volcanoes are only destructive to people and property when they erupt. Volcanoes can lie dormant for decades before they erupt. The Hawaiian Islands were all formed from eruptions of volcanoes in the ocean.
Can volcanoes erupt in the ocean?
Yes, volcanoes can erupt in the ocean. If this were not true the Hawaiian islands as well as many other vacation island chains would simply not exist. It is also estimated by National Geographic in "Volcanoes: Natures Inferno" that the oceans conceal some 80% of volcanic activity worldwide.
Do volcanoes erupt in the ocean?
Yes. The majority of the worlds volcanic activity actually happens underwater, primarily at mid-ocean ridges.
What is the difference between Compare volcanoes that form on land with volcanoes that form in the ocean.?
Land Volcanoes eat lamas and underwater volcanoes eat camals
ARE volcanoes found only in islands?
No, some volcanoes are underwater and when they erupt the magma gets higher and higher and forms on the ocean which is land. (that is how Hawaii was made)
What do you think is causing the ocean floor to increase in size?
Sea Floor Spreading and the way the volcanoes erupt make the mountains erode into the ocean.
What was the least deadly volcano?
There are many volcanoes that have not killed anyone and are not likely to ever erupt again. Many active volcanoes are under the ocean and unlikely to cause anyone harm. Therefore there are many volcanoes that are pretty much tied for being the least deadly.
How can a volcano erupt under the ocean?
A volcano is not like a forest fire. Oceans have no affect on volcanoes. The heat within the Earth that drives volcanoes is too great to be extinguished by surface water. See related link for video.
How do you use Volcano in a sentence?
A ring of volcanoes surrounds the northern Pacific Ocean, some of which are active and spew lava and others of which are dormant mountain peaks.
What would happen if volcanic eruptions continued to occur on the sea floor?
There are volcanoes along the floor of the ocean that form a trench. When these volcanoes erupt, it can cause tectonic movements.
How long has ocean pollution been around?
As long as there has been an ocean. Some pollution happens without the assistance of mankind. That includes volcanoes that erupt underwater, and oil deposits that leak out of the ground under or near water.
