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When a hotspot rises and cracks the surface is it a convergent divergent or transform boundary?
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A hotspot is not a plate boundary, so the answer would be "none of the above".
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What divergent boundary convergent boundary or hot spot is Mount Fuji over?
It is not on a plate boundary. Therefore it may be on hotspot.
Is mount adatara a plate boundary or a hotspot?
Mount Adatara is associated with a convergent plate boundary, as are all of Japan's volcanoes.
What is in the north Atlantic Ocean is a volcanic island formed over a hot spot on a divergent plate boundary?
I believe this is Iceland, however it is not necessarily a hotspot as such, as notable hotspots do not occur on plate boundaries. An example of a hotspot is under Hawaii and neighbouring islands.
Why is it some areas along where two plate boundaries meet there are volcanos and in some areas there are none?
There are three types of boundaries: 1. Convergent 2. Divergent 3. Transform There are two types of plates: 1. Continental 2. Oceanic Volcanoes only form along convergent and divergent plate boundaries. To be exact, they only form along continental-oceanic convergent boundary, as well as oceanic-oceanic and continental-continental boundaries. At convergent boundaries, volcanoes are formed because of melting crust of the subduction plate (the oceanic plate subducting under the continental plate). They then seep out of the ground as subduction volcanoes. At divergent boundaries, volcanoes are formed because magma rise to the surface to fill the gap where the plates move apart. A third type of volcano that can form is a hotspot volcano. There exists a spot in the ground where magma is continuously rising. However, plates move so as the plates move, the volcanoes move with them. Hence, new volcanoes are formed and this creates a chain of volcanoes, such as Hawaii. Hope this helps! Sharon, 12th grade Geography student
Is the eruption of Kilauea Hawaii a subduction boundary?
NOPE its an hotspot
What divergent boundary convergent boundary or hot spot is Mount Fuji over?
It is not on a plate boundary. Therefore it may be on hotspot.
Is mount Pelee on a hotspot?
No. Mount Pelee is associated with a convergent plate boundary.
Is mount adatara a plate boundary or a hotspot?
Mount Adatara is associated with a convergent plate boundary, as are all of Japan's volcanoes.
What is in the north Atlantic Ocean is a volcanic island formed over a hot spot on a divergent plate boundary?
I believe this is Iceland, however it is not necessarily a hotspot as such, as notable hotspots do not occur on plate boundaries. An example of a hotspot is under Hawaii and neighbouring islands.
Why is it some areas along where two plate boundaries meet there are volcanos and in some areas there are none?
There are three types of boundaries: 1. Convergent 2. Divergent 3. Transform There are two types of plates: 1. Continental 2. Oceanic Volcanoes only form along convergent and divergent plate boundaries. To be exact, they only form along continental-oceanic convergent boundary, as well as oceanic-oceanic and continental-continental boundaries. At convergent boundaries, volcanoes are formed because of melting crust of the subduction plate (the oceanic plate subducting under the continental plate). They then seep out of the ground as subduction volcanoes. At divergent boundaries, volcanoes are formed because magma rise to the surface to fill the gap where the plates move apart. A third type of volcano that can form is a hotspot volcano. There exists a spot in the ground where magma is continuously rising. However, plates move so as the plates move, the volcanoes move with them. Hence, new volcanoes are formed and this creates a chain of volcanoes, such as Hawaii. Hope this helps! Sharon, 12th grade Geography student
What plate boundary is Yellowstone on?
It's not on a boundary. It's on a hotspot, similar to Hawaii.
Is the eruption of Kilauea Hawaii a subduction boundary?
NOPE its an hotspot
What is the difference between hotspot volcanoes and volcanoes formed at plate boundaries?
hotspot volcanoes are formed away from the edge of plate boundaries. Plate boundary volcanoes are near a plate boundary
What type of plate boundery is Mauna Loa on?
It isn't on a plate boundary. It's on a hotspot.
What is an area of volcanic activity far from a tectonic plate boundary?
mantle plume
What type of boundary is yellowstone?
Yellowstone is not on a plate boundary, but is a 'hotspot' where magma seeps from the mantle to the surface, or near the surface. The case is the same for Hawaii.
True or false Yellowstone is likely a hotspot since it isn't found on a plate boundary?
True, except that Yellowstone isn't likely a hotspot, it is most certainly a hotspot. Evidence of this can be found all along the Snake River valley in adjacent Idaho, in places where the hotspot used to be located as the North American continent drifted westward over it.
