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The Pacific and North American Plates were involved in the Novarupta eruption.
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How does tsunami erupt?
well there are tectonic plates at the end of the sea and then one of those tectonic plates go up and a tsunami will erupt?
What tectonic plates caused the earthquake?
PLATES
Where do volcanoes most commonly happen?
cracks in the plates which make up the crust. the earths crust is not connected. its made up of plates that moves and they are formed by plates pushing together then collapsing. they erupt when it gets a lot of friction from the plates pushing together
How often does Mount Rainier erupt?
not very mush because of the earts plates surrounding it but when it does it will be very likely to be dangueous
What plates cause San Cristobal volcano to form?
The columbus plates are what caused this volcano to form.
What plates caused Eyjafjallajökull to erupt?
It was the Eurasian Plate and the North american plates that caused the volcano to erupt. They rubbed against each other and caused shaking
What was the plate boundary that caused Vesuvius to erupt?
The plate boundary that caused Vesuvius to erupt is the convergence of the African and Eurasian plates. It stretches the length of the Italian Peninsula.
What caused Eyjafjallajökull to erupted?
It was the Eurasian Plate and the North american plates that caused the volcano to erupt. They rubbed against each other and caused shaking
What were the two tectonic plates that caused the Eyjafjallajokull volcano to erupt?
It was the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate
What caused Mt Etna volcano to erupt in 1669?
it was simply just tectonic plates that pushed the lava through.
What year did mount katmai erupt in?
Mt. Katmai erupted in 1912 but it was actually Mt. Novarupta that erupted. The pressure made Katmai collapse and the pressure went to Novarupta and that mountain really blew. The eruption lasted 60 hours.
What caused mtadams to erupt?
What caused mt.adams to erupt?
What two plates collided that caused mt st helen erupt?
there were actually three plates. The Juan de Fuca plate, the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
What caused the volcanic eruption to erupt?
There are plates that are always shifting around in the ground. They move 1cm every day. When the plates collide,they make a big BOOM which cause the things in the volcano to heat up. Then the heat pushes everything to the opening in the volcano which causes it to erupt and shoot out.
How does tsunami erupt?
well there are tectonic plates at the end of the sea and then one of those tectonic plates go up and a tsunami will erupt?
What happens when vibrations caused by the plates of earths crust colliding with each other?
Well it would cause an earthquake and sometimes a volcano to erupt
Did novarupta kill anyone?
novarupta kill about 2 people
