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What kind of plates cause volcanoes?
Plates do not cause volcanoes. Volcanoes generally form at the boundaries between plates. They form at convergent and divergent boundaries.
Is forming underwater mountains and volcanoes convergent divergent or transform?
Underwater volcanoes and mountains can form at both convergent and divergent boundaries.
Is Mount Vesuvius near a hot spot divergent or convergent plate boundary?
Vesuvius is associated with a convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
What kind of boundary do Shield volcanoes form?
hot spots and convergent boundaries
Is a volcanic island transform?
No. Volcanoes do not form at transform boundaries. Volcanic islands can form at convergent boundaries and at hot spots.
What is the similarities between convergent divergent and transform boundaries?
they both form volcanoes and earthquakes
Which of these hazards out of earthquakes volcanoes mountains trenches and mudslides are at convergent boundaries?
Earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards typically associated with convergent boundaries where tectonic plates collide. Mountains can also form at convergent boundaries due to the collision of plates. Trenches are associated with subduction zones at convergent boundaries where one plate is forced beneath another. Mudslides are not directly related to convergent boundaries.
What boundary is it when a volcano formed?
Volcanoes can form at convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and at hot spots away from any plate boundary.
When volcanoes form on which plate do they always form?
Volcanoes primarily form at tectonic plate boundaries, particularly at divergent and convergent boundaries. At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates move apart, allowing magma to rise and create new crust, often seen in mid-ocean ridges. At convergent boundaries, one plate subducts beneath another, leading to melting and volcanic activity. Therefore, while volcanoes can form at various plate boundaries, they do not always form on a single type of plate.
What does a convergant boundary form?
There are three types of convergent boundaries: Oceanic, continental, and continental-oceanic convergent boundaries. Continental-continental convergent boundaries form mountain ranges. Continental-oceanic boundaries result in subduction zones and the recycling of lithosphere. The continental side of the boundary may form a mountain range. Oceanic-oceanic form deep oceanic trenches and sometimes volcanoes.
What is the connection of the formation of the volcanoes to the fault distribution of the world?
Volcanoes are often found along tectonic plate boundaries, which are also the locations of many faults. When tectonic plates interact—through divergent, convergent, or transform boundaries—they can create conditions that lead to magma formation and volcanic activity. For instance, at convergent boundaries, one plate may subduct beneath another, melting into magma that can rise to form volcanoes. Thus, the distribution of volcanoes is closely linked to the global network of faults and plate boundaries.
Are volcanoes formed by divergent bounderies?
Some are. Most volcanoes on land are produced by convergent boundaries while others form over hot spots.
