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Q: What are hot spot volcanoes that form on the ocean floor are usually?
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Can both volcanoes and earthquakes form on the ocean floor?

yes


Most shield volcanoes have grown from the ocean floor to form?

islands


Volcanoes can form on the ocean floor.?

They can and do. Many small rocky islands in the pacific are volcanic in origin.


Why arent there any active volcanoes in the central part of the United State?

because central places inn the united states not close to the ocean which builds up volcanoes by pushing them up on the ocean floor to form a volcano.


What would happen if volcanic eruptions continued to occur on the sea floor?

There are volcanoes along the floor of the ocean that form a trench. When these volcanoes erupt, it can cause tectonic movements.


Can a volcanoes form in the ocean?

yes


Are volcanoes typically formed inland?

No. Those volcanoes that form on continents usually form near the coast. Most of the world's volcanic activity actually occurs beneath the surface of the ocean.


What types of volcanoes form at mid-ocean ridges?

Rift volcanoes.


Where does new rock form on the floor?

Forms by lava from volcanoes on the sea floor


Where do volcanoes mostly form?

Volcanoes usually form where tectonic plates meet.


Where does the new rocks form on the sea floor?

Forms by lava from volcanoes on the sea floor


Why can volcanoes be constructive and a destructive?

Volcanoes can be constructive when they form islands and mid-ocean ridges