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An ocean trench does not become a volcanic island, however volcanic islands often form near ocean trenches.
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If an ocean trench is located west of a line of volcanic islands it would then be assumed that?
If an ocean trench is located west of volcanic islands, you can assume that there is a continental shelf nearby. You can also assume that the trench is at least 7000Êm deep.
What island arc?
The definition of the word island arc is " a curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin, typically with a deep ocean trench on the convex side."
What is the definition of volcanic islands?
A Volcanic Island is an island that was made from volcanoes erupting from the ocean floor.
What does an ocean-ocean convergence give rise to?
volcanic island arcs
The Mariana Trench where is it?
The Mariana Trench is located south of Japan and east of China, in the northern Pacific Ocean, near the island of Guam.
What is formed when two plates collide into each other?
It depends on the type of crust involved. If both plates carry oceanic crust, an ocean trench is formed along with a volcanic island are on the overriding plate. If one plate carries oceanic crust and the other continental, you will get an ocean trench, a continental volcanic arc, and a mountain range. If both plates carry continental crust, then a mountain range is formed.
What is a island arcs?
it is a string of islands formed above a deep ocean trench
What happens if an oceanic to oceanic happens?
When an oceanic to oceanic happens, two oceanic plates converge and one of the plates subducts into a trench. The subducted plate sinks down into the mantle and begins to melt. Molten rock from the plate rises toward the surface and forms a chain of volcanic islands, also called a volcanic island arc, behind the trench in the ocean.
How do sea mounts become volcanic islands?
First of all there are different kinds of sea mounts, in reference to your question it would have to be a volcanic sea mount to begin with. It would become a volcanic island by continuing to erupt until it broke the surface of the ocean. Some excellent examples of volcanic sea mounts that became volcanic islands are the Hawaiian Islands
Explain what plate tectonics and ocean trenches have in common?
Ocean trenches and volcanoes both occur where continental plates collide, or meet. An Ocean trench is also noted for the presence of a volcanic arc. This is right no joke:)
What is the difference between an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary and a oceanic-continental convergent boundary?
Oceanice oceanic has a trench, which is usually the deepest part of the ocean. It also has a volcanic island. That is how Islands are found in the center of oceans. oceanic convergent has similar features but do not have islands but instead volcanic arc on the continents.
What is forming offshore of Belize?
A volcanic island is forming in the ocean near Belize.
