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The Yellowstone volcano is well withing the boundaries of the North American plate. It formed over a hot spot rather than a plate boundary.
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Are volcanoes located in the center plates?
Not usually. Most volcanoes are located near plate boundaries, but some volcanoes at hot spots do form in the middle of plates. A few include the volcanoes of Hawaii, the volcano at Yellowstone, and the Volcanoes of the Canary Islands.
What kind of plates cause volcanoes?
Plates do not cause volcanoes. Volcanoes generally form at the boundaries between plates. They form at convergent and divergent boundaries.
What way are the plates moving in Yellowstone?
Yellowstone is in the middle of the North American Plate, not at a boundary between plates. The geothermal activity in Yellowstone is due to its being on top of a vigorous hot spot that is powering a very large mid-plate volcano.
Why does the cascade range have so many volcanoes?
volcanoes typically happen along earth's tectonic plates. the plates move and shift, creating both volcanoes and earthquakes. Volcanoes may also occur in the middle of plates or even over hot spots :D
Are volcanoes in the center of tectonic plates?
no
Are volcanoes located in the center plates?
Not usually. Most volcanoes are located near plate boundaries, but some volcanoes at hot spots do form in the middle of plates. A few include the volcanoes of Hawaii, the volcano at Yellowstone, and the Volcanoes of the Canary Islands.
What are adjacent plates of Yellowstone?
There are no adjacent plates -_-
Does the Yellowstone National Park have volcanoes?
There is one supervolcano under Yellowstone.
Do plates pulling apart cause volcanoes?
no but coliding plates create volcanoes
What kind of plates cause volcanoes?
Plates do not cause volcanoes. Volcanoes generally form at the boundaries between plates. They form at convergent and divergent boundaries.
Why do some areas have no volcanoes?
becuase volcanoes have plates under them.the places that dont have plates under them don't have volcanoes
What is the relationship between volcanoes and Earth's moving plates?
When the plates collide they form volcanoes and earthquakes.
What is the biggist volcano in the world?
If you include super-volcanoes, Yellowstone.
How was Yellowstone National Park formed and what type of rocks does it include?
the land in Yellowstone national park was formed by the action of volcanoes
What way are the plates moving in Yellowstone?
Yellowstone is in the middle of the North American Plate, not at a boundary between plates. The geothermal activity in Yellowstone is due to its being on top of a vigorous hot spot that is powering a very large mid-plate volcano.
Why does the cascade range have so many volcanoes?
volcanoes typically happen along earth's tectonic plates. the plates move and shift, creating both volcanoes and earthquakes. Volcanoes may also occur in the middle of plates or even over hot spots :D
What do subducting plates cause?
volcanoes
