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the plates collide together and both plates push upward, forming a volcano.
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∙ 9y agoChains of volcanic islands often form when one oceanic plate subducts under another oceanic plate. A subductuction boundary is most likely to have the volcano form on the plate that is over riding.
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∙ 14y agoVolcanic islands=Chain of islands that have been built up over time due to underwater volcanic activity. These islands are generally located in what are called "hot spots" or weaker areas of the crust. Hawaii is the most famous example of a volcanic island.=
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∙ 7y agoJapan has formed on a type of tectonic plate boundary called a convergent boundary. An oceanic plate subducts underneath another plate at a convergent boundary, such area is called a subduction zone.
The Japanese Islands are situated in a subduction zone in the northwestern margin of the Pacific Ocean where the Pacific Plate and Philippine Sea Plate are subducting.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are features of this type of plate boundary. Japan has 108 volcanoes. Volcanic activity and land movement because of earthquakes has led to the formation of the Japanes islands.
New Zealand is similar.
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∙ 15y agoalong the edges of the tectonic (sorry suck at spelling) plates
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∙ 12y agothe plates collide together and both plates push upward, forming a volcano.
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What is a string of volcanoes along an ocean to ocean convergent boundary?
A chain of volcanoes is called a volcanic arc.
Does a mountain form when a volcano reaches the surface of the water in an ocean?
No. It is called a volcanic island.
What is continental volcanic arc?
I think its a chain of volcanoes form when oceanic crustsubducts beneath other oceanic crust on an adjacent plate. . (:
How do the volcanic mountains form?
the volcanic mountains form by the earths eruptions and creates hot lava that cools off and creates and forms volcanic mountains
How long does it take for an island to form?
Yes. Life will come to a volcanic island soon after it forms.
What is the difference between an island arc and an island chain?
An island chain is a chain of islands that form in the middle of a plate. Example: Hawaii An island arc is a string of islands that form on a plate boundary. Example: Japan
What are groups of volcanoes called?
If it is a single island, it is simply known as a volcanic island! If however it is a chain or string of separate islands then it may be a volcanic island arc (these form parallel to trenches at subduction zones) or a volcanic island chain (these form where a mantle plume creates a hotspot and may be in the centre of a tectonic plate. A good example would be the Hawaiian island chain). They can also form a cluster of islands (an archipelago) such as the Canary Islands (again formed by hotspot volcanism) in the Atlantic of the coast of Morocco.
What makes the land form of japan fertile?
The island of Japan was partially formed by volcanic activity. Volcanic ash and rock are high in nutrients, with make the ground fertile and great for farming.
What does volcanic island arc mean?
Volcanic arcs form at plate subduction zones. Island arcs are volcanic islands that form over "hot spots" in the Earth's mantle. Because the islands are moving with the oceanic plate, they eventually are removed from the hot spot, forming a chain of islands in the direction of the plate movement.
What is the difference between volcanic island and volcanic arc?
Volcanic arcs form at plate subduction zones. Island arcs are volcanic islands that form over "hot spots" in the Earth's mantle. Because the islands are moving with the oceanic plate, they eventually are removed from the hot spot, forming a chain of islands in the direction of the plate movement.
What is the differences between volcanic island arcs and volcanic arcs?
Volcanic arcs form at plate subduction zones. Island arcs are volcanic islands that form over "hot spots" in the Earth's mantle. Because the islands are moving with the oceanic plate, they eventually are removed from the hot spot, forming a chain of islands in the direction of the plate movement.
What is the name of the Alaska island that form the longest chain?
The Aleutian Islands are the chain of rugged, volcanic islnads curving c.1,200 mi west from the tip of the Alaska Peninsula.
How did the Hawaiian chain island form?
The Hawaiian Island chain formed from a mantle plume and moving plates. The rising mantle plume causes crustal material to melt at depth, which results in volcanism and finally in the formation of a volcanic island. Since the Pacific Plate is in continuous (although slow) movement, the same mantle plume will cause volcanism subsequently in different places and this is expressed at the surface as a chain of volcanoes or volcanic islands.
What is volcanic island arc?
I think its a chain of volcanoes form when oceanic crust subducts beneath other oceanic crust on an adjacent plate. Hope this helps (:
Can an ocean trench become a volcanic island?
An ocean trench does not become a volcanic island, however volcanic islands often form near ocean trenches.
Is a volcanic island transform?
No. Volcanoes do not form at transform boundaries. Volcanic islands can form at convergent boundaries and at hot spots.
A series of volcanic islands that form along a plate boundary is called a what?
This is called a volcanic island arc.
