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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 tsunamis erupt?
No. Volcanoes erupt.
How can volcanoes errupt under water?
Volcanoes can erupt underwater when magma rises to the surface through a weak spot in the Earth's crust on the ocean floor, known as a mid-ocean ridge or a hotspot. When the magma reaches the cold ocean water, it can cause the water to heat up rapidly, leading to explosive eruptions and the formation of underwater volcanoes.
How many volcanoes erupt yearly?
About 60 volcanoes erupt each year.
How many volcanoes can erupt at once?
An unlimited amount of volcanoes can erupt at once
Do volcanoes erupt at the end of the year?
Volcanoes can erupt at any time of year.
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
What climates do volcanoes need to be in to erupt?
Volcanoes can erupt in any climate. Climate does not affect a volcano's ability to erupt.
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 type of volcano does and does not erupt?
Active volcanoes erupt. Dormant volcanoes are quiet - but may erupt again some day. Extinct volcanoes have "closed up shop" for good, and will never erupt again.
