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Correct. About 90% of volcanoes are associated with plate boundaries. The remaining 10% are associated with hot spots. These are areas when extra hot mantle material, in what is called a mantle plume, wells up and melts beneath the crust.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agono, some volcanoes are found on hotpots
eg. The Hawaiian Islands
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∙ 13y agoNo, For example Hawaii has volcanoes and it is not on a plate boundary, there is not a huge amount of explanation for this other than "hot-spots" in the earths mantle.
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∙ 7y agoYes... The plate boundaries 'slide' past each other - creating weak spots where the Earth's magma can escape. This is seen as volcanoes.
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∙ 10y agono it is not
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∙ 10y agoNo
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How is the distribution of super volcanoes different to that of a typical volcano?
A typical volcano lies on the destructive plate margins. Super volcanoes are not; they're kind of placed randomly in the middle of plates.
Were the the Appalachians formed by a divergent boundary or a convergent boundary?
clearly.Appalachians represent fold mountains that formed as a result of plate collision.thus formed in convergent boundary.this mark one of the cumulative factors that resulted to super Continent Pangaea.
How did the Yellowstone super volcano get discovered?
The Yellowstone super volcano was discovered by Bob Christiansen, who looked at rocks and the way they were distributed.
What damage does a super volcano do?
A super volcano can cause horendous amouts of damage. A super volcano is basically the 'dad' of normal typical volcanoes therefore, if they was a super volcano and it errupted, no one or nothing would stand a chance of surviving. By JLM.
When did yellow stone volcano erupt?
Yellowstone Volcano. Some called it Yellowstone Caldera.
How is the distribution of super volcanoes different to that of a typical volcano?
A typical volcano lies on the destructive plate margins. Super volcanoes are not; they're kind of placed randomly in the middle of plates.
How can plate movement create super continent?
A divergent plate boundary helps create land, which means that it can create a big land piece, such as, a continent.
What volcano is the best super volcano?
The best super volcano is most likely the "hidden" volcano in Yellowstone park.
Were the the Appalachians formed by a divergent boundary or a convergent boundary?
clearly.Appalachians represent fold mountains that formed as a result of plate collision.thus formed in convergent boundary.this mark one of the cumulative factors that resulted to super Continent Pangaea.
What are super volcano in french?
super volcan
Is the Yellowstone attraction old faithful a super volcano?
The entire park of Yellowstone rest on a super volcano
Is the largest volcano the Super Volcano?
no it isn't the mauna loa is the largest volcano in Hawaii
Where are the super moshis?
at the volcano
When was the last super volcano?
The last super volcano with a magnitude of VEI 8 was 26500 years ago in New Zealand. And the last super volcano with a magnitude of VEI 7 was 197 years ago in Indonesia.
How did the Yellowstone super volcano get discovered?
The Yellowstone super volcano was discovered by Bob Christiansen, who looked at rocks and the way they were distributed.
What damage does a super volcano do?
A super volcano can cause horendous amouts of damage. A super volcano is basically the 'dad' of normal typical volcanoes therefore, if they was a super volcano and it errupted, no one or nothing would stand a chance of surviving. By JLM.
Is Ben Nevis a super volcano?
If Ben Nevis was ever a volcano, it has been extinct for thousands of years. You may be mistaken, there is only one super volcano, or calderas, in Scotland and it has been dead since the time of the continental drift 237 Million Years ago. The Super Volcano is in the area which is known as Glencoe. It was the first Super Volcano discovered when Charles Clough first created the theory. There are currently studies happening as to whether there is a Super Volcano underneath the area of Loch Ness.
