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What are islands arc volcanoes?
Island arc volcanoes are islands that form in chains underwater and emerge above the surface for form a series of islands.
What kind of volcanoes create islands?
Both shield volcanoes and stratovolcanoes can form islands.
When volcanoes erupt do islands form?
yes
Do islands form from volcanos?
Some islands are formed by volcanoes, but most are not.
Why can volcanoes be constructive and a destructive?
Volcanoes can be constructive when they form islands and mid-ocean ridges
Why do volcanoes erupt on islands?
It is not so much that volcanoes tend to occur on islands as much as many islands are formed by volcanoes. Subduction zones and hot spots often cause volcanoes to develop on the sea floor. Erupted material then piles up to form islands.
Most shield volcanoes have grown from the ocean floor to form?
islands
Is there water around a volcano?
Sometimes. Many volcanoes form islands, but not all do.
Do volcanoes form from barrier islands?
No. Volcanoes form either as a result of tectonic plates colliding or pulling apart, or from plumes of hot material in the mantle. Barrier islands are usually sedimentary features and are not related to volcanic activity.
What features form at divergent boundaries?
Trenches, mountains, islands, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis
The hawaiian islands are a chain of volcanoes that form over?
that were formed over hot spots
Are all islands formed by volcanoes in the ocean?
No. Islands may form in a variety of ways. Some are essentially piles of sediment formed by the action of waves and water currents. Some form as a result of seafloor being uplifted by tectonic forces. Other islands form when elevated areas are cut off from the mainland by erosion.
