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What is the Difference of volcanic erruptiontypoonand earthquake?
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What is the difference between a passive continental margin an an active continental margin?
Passive continental margins are not areas of convergence. There is little volcanic and earthquake activity on passive margins. Active margins are areas of convergence where one plate is descending beneath another. They are associated with volcanic and earthquake activity.
Did the earthquake in Haiti cause a volcanic eruption?
No
Are there volcanic or earthquake activity in Mexico?
yes
Was there a tsunami after the earthquake in mount Krakatoa in 1883?
There was a tsunami, but it was triggered by a volcanic eruption, not an earthquake.
What are the three different types of earthquake?
the different kinds of earthquake are the : 1.TECTONIC EARTQUAKE 2.ARTIFICIAL EARTHQUAKE 3.VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE
What is the connection between Minoan civilization and a volcanic eruption on thera?
the earthquake caused a volcanic eruption
Where does earthquake and volcanic activity occur?
the ring of fire
What type of earthquake is dangerous tectonic or volcanic?
both
When do volcanic earthquakes occur?
An earthquake can be caused in two different ways, there is a volcanic earthquake and a tectonic earthquake. Tectonics earthquakes are much more common than volcanic earthquakes. Volcanic earthquakes are when magma, or molten rock, moves underground. This can cause earthquake directly in what is called a harmonic tremor, or indirectly by breaking and shifting rock. A tectonic earthquake is when stress built up by the movement of Earth's tectonic plates is released in the form of shaking.
How are volcanoes earthquakes and tsunamis related?
A volcanic eruption can cause an earthquake and an earthquake underwater can cause a tsunami.
What are large volcanoes that rise from the sea floor called?
A volcanic eruption underwater is called a submarine volcanic eruption. By contrast, a volcanic eruption on land is called a subaerial eruption.
Why is volcanic eruption more predictable than an earthquake?
because it is
