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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.
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What type of plate boundary is caused by a downward convection current in the mantel?
A destructive plate boundary.
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 were the two tectonic plates that caused the Eyjafjallajokull volcano to erupt?
It was the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate
What type of plate caused 1994 Northridge earthquake?
It was a Transform Boundary.
What kind of plate boundary caused the Hawaiian islands to form?
none, it's just a hotspot in the middle of the pacific plate.
Is mount Vesuvius on a plate boundary?
eruasion plate
What plate boudary is Mt Vesuvius on?
Mount Vesuvius is on a Convergent Plate Boundary.
Mt Vesuvius what two plates is it on?
The two plates that caused the formation of Vesuvius were the African and Eurasian plates. Its resting on a compressional/destructive plate boundary.
What type of plate boundary is creating mount vesuvius?
there are two tectonic plates under mount vesuvius. the african, and the eurasian plate.
Is mount vesuvius on a constructive or destructive plate boundry?
A destructive plate boundary :)
Is Mount Vesuvius near a hot spot divergent or convergent plate boundary?
Vesuvius is associated with a convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
Is mt vesuvius at a hot spot or plate boundary?
yes Stromboli is a hot spot because you can watch it explode
Why did chances peak erupt?
The volcano erupted due to it lying on a destructive plate boundary, where the denser North American Plate, was sinking underneath the less dense Caribbean Plate causing a subduction zone. Due to the sinking of the North American Plate into the mantle, magma started to rise to which caused the volcano to erupt.
Is it a constructive or a destructive plate boundary which lays under Mount Vesuvius?
destructive i do believe
What type of plate boundary is caused by a downward convection current in the mantel?
A destructive plate boundary.
What plate boundary caused the eruption of eyjafallajokull?
collision plate boundary because they make mountains
Is there a volcano which is near a plate boundary?
yes volcanoes could appear or erupt anywhere
