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Why are continental volcanoes associated with oceanic continental convergent boundaries?
Continental volcanoes form at oceanic-continental convergent boundaries because as oceanic plates are subducted beneath continental plates, the subducted oceanic crust melts due to the high temperatures and pressures deep within the Earth. This molten rock then rises to the surface, resulting in volcanic eruptions on the continental plate.
Why volcano is a geomorphic process?
it moves crustal materials from place to place
What happens when tectonic plates get subducted?
they will form a mountain
How volcanoes on land form?
Volcanoes on land form from convergent boundaries subducting. Basically two plates meet together and the older of the two plates will subduct underneath forming an oceanic trench. The material underneath these plates melts lower the density of rock allowing it to rise to the surface forming volcanic pileup.
What can happen when two oceanic plates converge and one is subducted into the mantle?
When two oceanic plates converge and one is subducted into the mantle, the subducted plate melts due to the high temperatures and pressure, forming magma. This magma can then rise to the surface, leading to volcanic activity. Additionally, the subducted plate can cause earthquakes as it descends into the mantle.
How does a plate tectonic have to do with a volcano?
Volcanoes tend to form on the land above an area where one techtonic plate is subducted beneath another. The eastern edge of the Pacific plate is being subducted under the South American plate. The subducted plate melts under the extreme pressure and temperature. The molten rock then works its way up through stress fissures, caused by the two plates colliding, to form volcanoes in the area above the subduction zone. This is why there are volcanoes along the length of the Andes.
How are active volcanoes earthquake epicenters and major mountain belts are distributed?
Active volcanoes, earthquake epicenters, and major mountain belts are primarily distributed along tectonic plate boundaries. Most volcanoes occur at divergent boundaries, where plates move apart, and at convergent boundaries, where one plate is subducted beneath another. Earthquakes are also concentrated along these boundaries, reflecting the movement and interaction of tectonic plates. Major mountain belts, such as the Himalayas and the Andes, typically form at convergent boundaries where continental or oceanic plates collide and force material upward.
How and why are volcanoes and fold mountains formed in the same area on the earth's surface?
The plates dont move.
What help create volcanoes?
Volcanoes are created by the movement of tectonic plates on the Earth's surface. When two tectonic plates collide or move apart, magma from the mantle rises to the surface, eventually erupting through a volcano. Additionally, hotspots, subduction zones, and rift zones can also contribute to the formation of volcanoes.
How do buckling zones create volcanoes?
Buckling zones are areas where tectonic plates collide, creating compression and folding of the Earth's crust. This compression can lead to the formation of volcanic arcs above the subduction zone, where one tectonic plate is forced under another. The subducted plate melts and rises to the surface, causing volcanic eruptions and the formation of volcanoes in the buckling zone.
How do the moving plates cause constant changes to the surface of your planet?
they build mountains and volcanoes, and cause earthquakes.
What is likely to occur on the earth's surface where it lies above the edges of crustal plates?
volcanoes,earthquakes,mountains
