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What name is given to a gigantic ocean wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under water?
It's a tsunami.
Do volcanic islands form where two oceanic plates push together?
no they come when magma erupts from under the ocean
What types of mountains form when oceanic plates collide and slide under continental plates?
A Ocean-To-Continent Collision. A Volcanic Mountain Will Form.
What is the most common cause of tsunamis?
Tsunami are waves caused by sudden movement of the ocean due to earthquakes, landslides on the sea floor, land slumping into the ocean, large volcanic eruptions or meteorite impact in the ocean.
What is a smoker or chimney found on the ocean floor?
Its an underwater volcanic vent, that spews forth minerals, carbon, and acid (which is to say smoke, but under water).
What can be produced at an ocean continental convergence?
Ocean-continental convergent boundaries can produce earthquakes and volcanic activity. As the ocean plates shift under each other they near their melting temperature and can form magma and solidify to form underwater mountain ranges.
The largest inactive volcano that is under a city?
The largest inactive volcano under a city is Mount Gambier in Australia. It is located in the city of the same name and is known for its iconic Blue Lake.
What can be produced at an ocean-continental convergent boundary?
Ocean-continental convergent boundaries can produce earthquakes and volcanic activity. As the ocean plates shift under each other they near their melting temperature and can form magma and solidify to form underwater mountain ranges.
What are those active volcanoes under the sea in the Philippines?
The active volcanoes under the Philippines are part of the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire and the Pacific Plate are where the majority of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
What can be produced at an oceanic-continental convergence?
Ocean-continental convergent boundaries can produce earthquakes and volcanic activity. As the ocean plates shift under each other they near their melting temperature and can form magma and solidify to form underwater mountain ranges.
Why is the concentration of carbon nitrogen phosphorous and silicon greater in the deep waters of the North Pacific compared to elsewhere?
Because that is where the "Ring of Fire" is, lots of volcanic activity is under the Northern Pacific ocean.
Why are scientist so anxious for a mission to Europa?
Because Europe is one of the candidate solar system objects that might have developed extraterrestial life. It is suspected to have liquid under surface water ocean and heat, which is favourable conditions to originate life. (Like the life begun near under water volcanic vents on the ocean floor.)
