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Most volcanoes are formed in mid ocean ridges. These volcanic edifices are responsible for creating new oceanic crustal material. Mid ocean ridges are very long and laterally persistent, meaning that there are numerous volcanic vents developed over great distances.
Next numerous are arc-related volcanoes formed adjacent to subduction zones. These are some of the most prominent volcanoes on earth, and most form the "ring of fire" bounding the Pacific Ocean.
Volcanoes related to rift zones on land, and to mantle hot spots are less common, but still very prominent. The Hawaiian and Galapagos island chains are examples of the hotspot type. Mount Kilimanjaro is a well known volcano representative of the rift-related type.
Volcanoes usually form as a result of the movement of the molten rock from the mantle and up to the surface of the crust that releases the pent-up gases. Volcanoes form due to the movement of molten rock from the mantle up to the surface of the crust releasing pent-up gases
Plate boundaries are the way volcanos are formed the main reason for this is because 2 plates colide and rise together to form a mountain this also needs to be over a hot spot where magma (lava which is still underground) collects, and when the pressure gets to a certain level the volcanoe erupts, this can be a small vent where smoke and steam are released or it can be a huge eruption where magma is released from the volcanoe along with soot ash and poisonous gases which can cause sometimes more harm to the people than the lava does.
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A composite volcano is most likely to form where?
Composite volcanoes most often form near subduction zones.
Do most volcanoes form near colliding plate boundaries?
yes most volcanoes do from near colliding plate boundries
Do islands form from volcanos?
Some islands are formed by volcanoes, but most are not.
What do fault lines and volcanoes have to do with one another?
The most active fault lines are usually at boundaries between tectonic plates. Most volcanoes form at boundaries where plates either come together or move apart. Additionally, in an area where conditions are right for volcanoes to form, faults can provide a pathway for magma to reach to surface to form a volcano, thus influencing where volcanoes form on a localized scale.
If composite volcanoes often form along convergent boundaries which plate should be surrounded by the most composite volcanoes?
pacific
Active volcanoes are most likely to form at .?
Volcanoes are most likely to form at the edges of the tectonic plates.
What type of boundary do most volcanoes form on?
Convergent
A composite volcano is most likely to form where?
Composite volcanoes most often form near subduction zones.
Are most volcanoes form on land?
nope, ocean trenches
Are volcano's mountains?
Not all volcanoes are mountains though most do form mountains. Some volcanoes form as simple fissures in the ground. There is a so-called supervolcano in Yellowstone that, does not take the form of a mountain. Kimberlite volcanoes also erupt too violently to form mountains.
Do most volcanoes form near colliding plate boundaries?
yes most volcanoes do from near colliding plate boundries
Where do most of the worlds volcanoes form?
on islands because they form under water the rise up
Most shield volcanoes have grown from the ocean floor to form?
islands
Do islands form from volcanos?
Some islands are formed by volcanoes, but most are not.
How was mount Erebus form?
Like most volcanoes, by volcanic eruption.
What do fault lines and volcanoes have to do with one another?
The most active fault lines are usually at boundaries between tectonic plates. Most volcanoes form at boundaries where plates either come together or move apart. Additionally, in an area where conditions are right for volcanoes to form, faults can provide a pathway for magma to reach to surface to form a volcano, thus influencing where volcanoes form on a localized scale.
If composite volcanoes often form along convergent boundaries which plate should be surrounded by the most composite volcanoes?
pacific
