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When a denser plate, such as the oceanic plate, sub ducts under another plate, either a continental or oceanic plate, the subducted plate will melt under extreme temperatures in the mantle. This will form cracks in the plates, which results in magma flowing out from the mantle through the cracks in the plate
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoWhen two plates collide and at least one of them consists of oceanic crust, the result is a subduction zone. Subduction occurs when oceanic crust is thrust under another plate and into the mantle. The descending plate takes seawater and various other "volatile" components with it. These substance seep into the hot mantle rocks, altering their chemistry and allowing them to melt. The resulting molten rock, called magma, rises up to the surface, erupting to form volcanoes.
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∙ 10y agoKilauea and the other Hawaiian volcanoes did not form as a result of plate interactions. They formed as a result of a hot spot, caused by a mantle plume which is rising from deep within the mantle, forming an especially hot area beneath the crust that melts some rock.
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∙ 9y agoThe Juan de Fuca Plate is subducting under the North American Plate. As it plunges into the mantle it takes some seawater and other volatiles with it. This lowers the melting point of hot mantle rock, producing magma that rises to the surface, following fractures in the crust and forming volcanoes such as Mount Rainier.
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∙ 11y agoOne plate is going underneath another plate. That makes the top one rise to form a volcano and that's pretty much it. :D
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∙ 13y agoThey start to shift, which makes the volcano erupt
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∙ 10y agoWell. When the plate tectonics move against each other (Convergent) The land rises forming a volcano. The magma below the Earth's crust rises with the land creating the form of a volcano.
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What are the landforms that you call volcanoes created by?
tectonic plates colliding
What happens at colliding boundaries?
these boundaries are formed when two plates collide. When the two plate bump one plate is absorbed in the mantle of the other. Heat and pressure when these plates collide causes volcanoes and earthquakes.
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.
Do most volcanoes form near colliding plate boundaries?
yes most volcanoes do from near colliding plate boundries
The boundaries between two colliding plates are called .?
The boundaries between two colliding plates is called a convergent boundary. Earthquakes and volcanoes are common near convergent boundaries, a result of pressure, friction, and plate material melting in the mantle.
Are most volcanoes formed near colliding plate boundaries?
... Yes that is exactly where they form and the most dangerous volcanoes are formed in this area by wide opening, colliding plates.
Convergent boundaries can be divided into 3 categories what are these categories and what geological feature are created by each?
The categories are a continental and a continental plate colliding, continental and oceanic plates colliding, and oceanic and oceanic plates colliding. The two continental plates form mountains. The continental and oceanic plated colliding cause subduction zones and volcanoes. Oceanic and oceanic plates colliding form a trench.
What would happen if plates kept on colliding?
earthquakes and volcanoes
What are the landforms that you call volcanoes created by?
tectonic plates colliding
What can colliding plates form?
an earthquake
What happens at colliding boundaries?
these boundaries are formed when two plates collide. When the two plate bump one plate is absorbed in the mantle of the other. Heat and pressure when these plates collide causes volcanoes and earthquakes.
The kind of plates that cause mountains to form?
colliding plates
How do the plates move to form volcanoes?
The tectonic plates move divergent when they move away from each other, convergent when they are colliding with each other, and trasform when they slide past each other.
Do volcanoes form from barrier islands?
No. Volcanoes form either as a result of tectonic plates colliding or pulling apart, or from plumes of hot material in the mantle. Barrier islands are usually sedimentary features and are not related to volcanic activity.
What landform resulting from 2 continental plates colliding together?
Tectonic plates colliding generally form mountains.
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.
Do most volcanoes form near colliding plate boundaries?
yes most volcanoes do from near colliding plate boundries
