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Areas where continents are either moving apart or together causing magma from the mantle to flow to the surface
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Is venus the only planet with volcanoes all over it?
No. Earth also has many volcanoes, and Mars used to. Additionally, Jupiter's moon Io has very powerful volcanoes; some of the eruptions seem to reach orbit!
Are volcanoes found all over the world?
Yes provided you count dormant and extinct ones, but there are many very large areas that have never held volcanoes.
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 are volcanoes with gentle slopes that cover large areas and occur in Hawaii called?
Shield volcanoes
What is an area such as that where the stray volcanoes are located called?
Areas where stray volcanoes are located are called 'Hot Spots' such as the volcanoes located on the Hawaian islands
Where are some areas that still have volcanoes?
There Are multiple volcanoes along the ring of fire. (along the pacific coast)
What are some areas that are known as having volcanoes?
Hawii
Are all major earthquakes near areas with volcanoes?
no
What areas are volcanoes not associated with?
they are not associated with epicenters...!!(: ENJOY.
Why were volcanoes made?
Volcanoes are evidence of the ceaseless tectonic activity that our planet has. The molten core of the earth drives all of the processes we see, including volcanoes, earthquakes, even as high up as the northern lights. The heat that is inside of our planet is the driving force behind volcanoes, however volcanoes form in many different areas, and under many different conditions. Different types of volcanoes are evidence of different processes being present underground. However, to put it simply without the heat from the core of the earth there wouldn't be any volcanoes.
Are shield volcanoes one of the worlds biggest volcanoes?
They are the largest volcanoes in the world. They cover very broad areas. The largest volcano in the world, Mauna Loa is a shield volcano.
How volcanoes form in Hawaii?
volcanoes in Hawaii are formed by hot spots hot spots are areas of constant volcano activity. They are derived from unusually hot areas in the mantle. The overlapping mantle forms plumes of magma that rise and form volcanoes. source: http://visearth.ucsd.edu/VisE_Int/platetectonics/hot_spot.html
