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Volcanoes form where plates are moving away from each other and new crust is being formed. That is the traditional answer although research has recently been published that shows there are 'hot spots' places where magma will plume in the middle of a tectonic plate, these hot spots also create volcanoes. An example of this type of hot spot volcano would be the active volcano in the Hawaii Island chain or the volcano under Yellowstone.
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What is tectonic activities?
Tectonic Activity- activity that occurs as a result of tectonic plate movement, for example: earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building in general.
What produces the forces that form volcanoes and cause earthquakes?
Tectonic plate motion.
When are island arc volcanoes formed?
The island-arc volcanoes are formed from the subduction of an oceanic tectonic plate under another tectonic plate, and often parallel an oceanic trench.
What natural disasters are cause by plate techtonics?
hurricanes is not what occurs it is earthquakes volcanos tsunamis and mountains
When are island-arc volcanoes formed?
The island-arc volcanoes are formed from the subduction of an oceanic tectonic plate under another tectonic plate, and often parallel an oceanic trench.
What causes volcanoes to erupt under earths surface?
mostly earthquakes or plate tectonic movement.
How are earthquakes and volcanoes related to the theory of the plate tectonics?
They are both caused by movement of tectonic plates.
What type of tectonic plate movement can cause the formation of mountains trenches or volcanoes?
weathering and erosion
Why does Japan have volcanoes?
Japan has volcanoes because it lies on the edge of the Pacific tectonic plate which is being shoved under the Asian plate. As the Pacific plate descends. the increasing heat causes the rock to melt and volcanoes to erupt.
Why do you need to study volcanoes?
study volcanoes to know when they will erupt to save people's lives and some like to study volcanoes to learn more about tectonic plate movement.
Is there correlation between tectonic plates and earthquakes?
Absolutely! The friction and catching from tectonic plate movement causes quakes.
Are mountains and volcanoes two features found most commonly at plate boundaries?
Yes. Generally that is where the tectonic plates are. Mountain and volcanoes are formed by tectonic plate movement, so yes they are 2 features that are most commonly found at plate boundaries. Fault Block Mountains(:
What is tectonic activities?
Tectonic Activity- activity that occurs as a result of tectonic plate movement, for example: earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building in general.
Where are the landforms located for tectonic plates?
The wording you used didn't make much sense. I'll try to answer it to the best of my ability. Common land forms caused by the movement of plate tectonics include volcanoes and mountains. Sudden tectonic is what causes earthquakes.
What produces the forces that form volcanoes and cause earthquakes?
Tectonic plate motion.
Why is there a frequency of earthquakes and volcanoes?
The reason why is because the tectonic plates never stop moving. When one plate collides with another it causes volcanoes and earthquakes to occur.
How does tectonic plate movement affect the environment?
It causes earthquakes when the plates hit each other.
