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How are volcanoes on oceanic rocks different from those on the continent?
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What are the three different volcanoes?
The three different types of volcanoes include the following; shield volcanoes, composite volcanoes, and the cinder cone volcanoes. These all have their names because of the size and shape of the out rocks of the actual volcano itself.
What are types of rocks formed by volcanoes?
Three different types of volcanoes are 1) Shield volcanoes; they are large mountains with gentle slopes. 2) Cinder cones volcanoes; they are small volcanoes made of hardened lava chunks called cinders. And the last one is 3) composite volcanoes; they are medium sized mountains made up of layers of lava that alternates with cinders. That is it.
How much older are the oceanic rocks than the continental rocks?
Continental rocks are older than oceanic rocks. The continents have been continously growing over millions of years and adding the oceanic sediment to their margins over time.
How are rocks near continents different from rocks found near centers of seafloor spreading?
Rocks near continents(on the margins of oceanic basins) are generally older and rocks near a center of sea floor spreading are younger
What is a good universal statement about volcanoes?
all volcanoes are made of rocks
Where can Igenous rocks be found?
Anywhere you find volcanic activities but usally is on plate boundaries where you find subduction of one plate into another. Usually Continent-Oceanic convergence. the oceanic sink below the continent because the continental plates are less denser than the oceanic plate. you can also find igneous rocks on oceanic-oceanic plates where the form island arc.
Where can igneous rocks be commonly found?
Igneous rocks can commonly be found near volcanoes. They are made when lava is cooled and becomes a solid. The oceanic plates are mostly made of igneous rock.
What are the three different volcanoes?
The three different types of volcanoes include the following; shield volcanoes, composite volcanoes, and the cinder cone volcanoes. These all have their names because of the size and shape of the out rocks of the actual volcano itself.
Are continental rocks or oceanic rocks older?
Continental Rocks are older
Are plutonic rocks igneous rocks that hardened on top of volcanoes?
No. Plutonic rocks are igneous rocks that hardened underground. Rocks that form on volcanoes are volcanic rocks.
How are volcanoes important in the formation of rocks?
Because the lava from volcanoes form igneous rocks
What are types of rocks formed by volcanoes?
Three different types of volcanoes are 1) Shield volcanoes; they are large mountains with gentle slopes. 2) Cinder cones volcanoes; they are small volcanoes made of hardened lava chunks called cinders. And the last one is 3) composite volcanoes; they are medium sized mountains made up of layers of lava that alternates with cinders. That is it.
What kind of rocks are in volcanoes?
Igneous Rocks.
How much older are the oceanic rocks than the continental rocks?
Continental rocks are older than oceanic rocks. The continents have been continously growing over millions of years and adding the oceanic sediment to their margins over time.
Volcanoes are composed of what rocks?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano volcanoes can be composed of a variety of igneous rocks.
How are rocks near continents different from rocks found near centers of seafloor spreading?
Rocks near continents(on the margins of oceanic basins) are generally older and rocks near a center of sea floor spreading are younger
What types of rocks are found in volcanoes?
igneous rocks,sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks.
