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At which type of plate boundary would a string of small volcanic islands most likely form?

Convergent Boundary meaning COLLISION! Oceanic-Oceanic which formed volcanic islands!


What is a string of volcanoes along an ocean to ocean convergent boundary?

A string of volcanoes along an ocean-to-ocean convergent boundary is called a volcanic island arc. This forms when one oceanic plate subducts beneath another oceanic plate, leading to volcanic activity along the subduction zone. Examples include the Aleutian Islands in Alaska and the Japanese archipelago.


How often do volcanic eruptions last?

How long is a peice of string. They vary from seconds to decades.


What evidence would there be that the earth's crust passed over a volcanic hot spot that came from deep inside the mantle?

A string of seamounts or volcanic islands could form.


Volcanoes at boundaries where two oceanic plates collide create a string of islands called?

Volcanoes at the boundaries where two oceanic plates collide will create a string of islands called an archipelago. An archipelago is also linked by land areas that are below the sea.


What is the noun for the collective noun string?

A cluster or chain of islands is called an "archipelago", which specifically applies to islands created by the same volcanic or tectonic source.


Was Japan formed by the Pacific plate moving over the Eurasian plate?

Japan is a string of volcanic islands which are formed at a convergent-subduction boundary. In this case, the subducted island was the Pacific Plate. When the pacific plate was subducted, the crust heated to form magma and expanded, pushing the Eurasian Plate upwards. This new magma close to the surface began breaking through the surface and forming volcanoes which eventually became islands.


How do you close a string literal?

Just as you have started it. good examples: 'string' "string" `string` »string« bad examples: 'string" "string` »string'


Can something be both a mountain and a volcano?

A mountain could be a volcano and a volcano can be a mountain. A volcanic mountain is only one type of mountain. Mt. St. Helens in the United States is a volcanic mountain. The Hawaiian Islands are a string of volcanic mountains. And the world's largest mountain range is the mid-ocean ridge, created by diverging tectonic plates and volcanism.


What is a collective noun for string?

The collective noun for 'string' is a ball of string.The noun 'string' is a standard collective noun for:a string of ducksa string of horsesa string of mulesa string of pearlsa string of poniesa string of racehorsesa string of violinists


What are a group of pearls called?

it's a String of Pearls


What is the a-string on a guitar?

The A string is the second string and the second thickest string.