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A volcano is magma that has come through the earth's crust through cracks created by movement of the plates.

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What produces the forces that form volcanoes and cause earthquakes?

Volcanoes are formed when molten rock (magma) from within the Earth's mantle rises to the surface, creating pressure that leads to eruptions. Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates in the Earth's crust move or collide, releasing energy in the form of seismic waves.


What is powered by from energy from earths interior?

Volcanoes


How does tectonic plate motion relate to the formation of volcanos?

because the tectonic plates converge and form mountains then the lava forms underground and erupts with burnin hot maga and lava


Where do volcanoes errupt the most?

Where there is a tectonic plate boundary


When are island arc volcanoes formed?

The island-arc volcanoes are formed from the subduction of an oceanic tectonic plate under another tectonic plate, and often parallel an oceanic trench.


Where are earthquakes and volcanoes typically found?

Earthquakes and volcanoes are typically found along tectonic plate boundaries where the Earth's lithosphere is in motion. This includes areas like the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the Pacific Plate collides with other plates, and along mid-ocean ridges where plates are spreading apart.


How does mount vesuvius relate to tectonic plates?

Mount Vesuvius is the result of a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate slides under another. In this case the portion of the African Plate that is under the Mediterranean is sliding under the Eurasian Plate. This generates magma tha allows volcanoes to form.


When are island-arc volcanoes formed?

The island-arc volcanoes are formed from the subduction of an oceanic tectonic plate under another tectonic plate, and often parallel an oceanic trench.


What made volcanoes?

Volcano's are made by tectonic plate movements.


How do mountain building and volcanoes relate to plate motion at converge NT boundaries?

they are both formed by converging plates at a BOUNDARY THAT PUSH UP THE EARTH


How do mountains build and volcanoes relate to plate motion at convergent boundaries?

they are both formed by converging plates at a BOUNDARY THAT PUSH UP THE EARTH


Where do volcanos not form?

Volcanoes form on the ring of fire on the tectonic plates in the Atlantic Ocean so if you go further and further into the Atlantic Ocean there won't be volcanoes. And also on places that are miles from tectonic plates there won't be any there either. Just think if you were to go to a tectonic plate boundary there would be volcanoes now say you go 40 miles away from the tectonic plate there probably won't be volcanoes.