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In short, no. Most volcanoes are located in the ring of fire, which surrounds the Pacific Ocean. Most volcanoes are caused by subduction, which is when one plate is pulled under another. This is usually ocean crust under a continent which then melts and comes back to the surface as magma. Other volcanoes are hot spots caused by weak spots in the Earth's crust, such as the hot spot that created Hawaii.
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What is another name for the Continental Drift theory?
the theory of sea floor spreading
What are examples of the theory of plate tectonics?
Sea floor spreading
What is one piece of evidence that supports sea floor spreading?
Formation of new ocean/sea floor at the edges or divergence/separation.
What contribution did hess make to science?
He propounded the Sea-floor Spreading Theory.
What was Robert Dietz contribution to the tectonic theory?
he as the one who crated the sea floor spreading
Who had the theory of sea floor spreading?
Harry Hess came up with the theory of seafloor spreading . Alfred Wegener came up with the idea of continental drift NOT sea-floor spreading.
Who had the sea floor spreading theory?
Harry Hess came up with the theory of seafloor spreading . Alfred Wegener came up with the idea of continental drift NOT sea-floor spreading.
How an isochron map of the ocean floor supports the theory of seafoor spreading?
An isochron is a line on a map that connects points that have the same age. An isochron map of the ocean floor supports the theory of seafloor spreading because it shows the older rock near the deep sea trenches and the younger rocks near ocean ridges.
What is another name for the Continental Drift theory?
the theory of sea floor spreading
Explain how an isochron map of the ocean floor supports the theory of seafloor spreading?
An isochron is a line on a map that connects points that have the same age. An isochron map of the ocean floor supports the theory of seafloor spreading because it shows the older rock near the deep sea trenches and the younger rocks near ocean ridges.
What are examples of the theory of plate tectonics?
Sea floor spreading
What is one piece of evidence that supports sea floor spreading?
Formation of new ocean/sea floor at the edges or divergence/separation.
Was the theory of sea floor spreading proved?
Yes it has been proved
How many is the Earth's crust divided into?
Sea floor spreading theory
What magnetic reversals help support?
the theory of sea-floor spreading
What do magnetic reversals help support?
the theory of sea-floor spreading
What did the theory of plate tectonics replace?
The theory of plate tectonics replaced the theory of sea floor spreading.
