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Plate tectonics is about thin oceanic plates knocking against larger continental plates. When both plates are pushed against each other by thermal actions of the underlying magma then the oceanic plates goes under the continental plate. As it is pushed down it melts and forms magma that rises to the surface and the magma pushes its way through the continental plate and creates volcanoes. The more the oceanic plate is pushed under the continental plate, the greater the potential for more volcanoes and more volcanic activity. Volcanoes can occur under the sea when two oceanic plates come together as well. This action can cause volcanic islands to form.
Herman Homenick
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Samilarties and differences between volvano and plate tectonics?
Volcanos are mountains in which lava comes out and plate tectonics is the theory of plates moving.
What theory helps explain the causes of both earthquakes and volcanos?
Plate tectonics.
Does Ceres have any volcanos?
No. The only objects known to have plate tectonics are Earth and, possibly, Europa.
What plate movement causes volcanoes?
The plate movement that causes volcanoes to erupt is called plate tectonics. Big rocky plates separate, make collisions and slide past each other that creates earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and also creates mountains.
How does plate tectonics change the surface of the Earth over time?
They are what make volcanos and earthquakes- when they rub together they make An earthquake and earthquakes form volcanos by pushing up against each other, leading the lava from the core of the earth to spout out from within.
What do plate tectonics cause?
volcanoes,earthquakes,mountains (volcanoe's make after they die) also tsunami's
Does plate tectonics make the earth smaller?
No it does not.
Which theory describes the motion of earth's crust on its mantle?
plate tectonics=D
Do divergent boundaries make volcanos?
Yes volcanos are formed on convergent and divergent plate boundries but NOT on transform boundries
How do volcanoes help plate tectonics?
Volcanoes don't help plate tectonics; volcanoes are the result of plate tectonics.
What is The theory that describes large scales movements of the lithosphere called?
Plate tectonics
What theory states that plates move around on the athenosphere?
the crust cracks and magma fills in the space
