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Why is the pacific ocean often found in the middle of the map showing plates?
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∙ 12y ago
Because the Pacific Ocean plate is the largest tectonic plate and becouse it is located at the distructive plate bountary
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Which volcanoes are located on hot spots?
Well... Volcano hotspots are mostly on the boarders of tectonic plates. A huge volcano hotspot is the pacific ring of fire.... which is in the pacific ocean where major tectonic plates meet. If you want to see some maps of where the pacific ring of fire is, just go to google images and search for the pacific ring of fire.
Are volcanoes found only on the edge of plates?
No. They are also found above things called 'plumes'. If you want to find out more Google it, there are plenty of sites where you can get any information you might need.
Can volcanos be found in the pacific ring of fire?
The Ring of Fire, coinciding with the edges of one of the world's main tectonic plates, contains over 450 volcanoes and is home to approximately 75-percent of the world's active volcanoes. Some of those volcanoes are Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines, Mt. Fuji in Japan, and Mount Saint Helen's in Washington state.
What are the bony plates of a starfish called?
where bony plates growth zone is found in..
In which ocean basin are most trenches found?
the pacific ocean
Where is polynesia found?
The Islands of Polynesia - are found in the middle of the Pacific ocean !
What kind of plate boundary is found at the meeting point of the Philippine and pacific plates?
The Phillipine and Pacific plate boundarys are Convergant.A destructive plate boundary.
Why are most oceanic trenches found in the pacific ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is part of the Ring of Fire. The ring of fire is underwater trenches made my moving plates. The plates pushed on each other and eventually moved downward, creating trenches
How have scientists figured out that the Pacific Plate is moving at about 9 centimeters per year?
They studied the plates and measured and that's how i think they found out.
Are there plates around New Zealand?
New Zealand sits astride two tectonic plates, the Pacific, and the Australian. The Pacific plate is subducting (diving under) the Australian plate in the north, and in the south, the Australian plate is subducting under the Pacific one. Midway between these two extremes are found the Southern Alps, and this uplift is probably caused by this complex motion.
Which volcanoes are located on hot spots?
Well... Volcano hotspots are mostly on the boarders of tectonic plates. A huge volcano hotspot is the pacific ring of fire.... which is in the pacific ocean where major tectonic plates meet. If you want to see some maps of where the pacific ring of fire is, just go to google images and search for the pacific ring of fire.
Volcanos form a ring of fire around the plate boundaries in the pacific ocean how might this provide evidence that the plates are moving?
Volcanoes are ofrenda found in subduction
What did balboa do.?
found the Pacific Ocean
What layer of the earth are plates found?
The plates are actively spreading submarine ridges in the middle of the oceans, subduction zones in ocean trenches or mountain ranges on the continents, or margins where the plates slide past one another. Most of the world's earthquakes occur at plate boundaries.
Are volcanoes found only on the edge of plates?
No. They are also found above things called 'plumes'. If you want to find out more Google it, there are plenty of sites where you can get any information you might need.
Can volcanos be found in the pacific ring of fire?
The Ring of Fire, coinciding with the edges of one of the world's main tectonic plates, contains over 450 volcanoes and is home to approximately 75-percent of the world's active volcanoes. Some of those volcanoes are Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines, Mt. Fuji in Japan, and Mount Saint Helen's in Washington state.
What type of plate boundary is found below the Hawaiian Island chain?
I have a earth book, introduction to geology and there is a breakdown of all the continents and the corresponding plates. I believe it is the pacific plate according to my book.
