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Is Pinatubo on the Philippine's on a convergent plate?

Yes, Mount Pinatubo is located in the Philippines, but it is not on a convergent plate boundary. It is actually located along the boundary of two tectonic plates, the Eurasian Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate, which are moving towards each other at a convergent boundary.


Is new crust created at a convergent boundary?

No, new crust is not created at a convergent boundary. Instead, at convergent boundaries, two tectonic plates come together and one plate is usually forced beneath the other in a process called subduction. This process can lead to the destruction of crust rather than the creation of new crust.


At which plate boundaries do most volcanoes form?

The Convergent boundary forms a subduction zone. When the heavier plate reaches 100km the water is released from the submerged plate, and the mantle starts to melt. The mantle rises and a volcano forms on the lighter side plate. Unless it is a continent-continent convergent plate where mostly mountains are forms.


Were the Zagros mountains formed because of a convergent boundary?

Yes, the Zagros Mountains were formed due to the collision between the Arabian Plate and the Eurasian Plate along a convergent boundary. This ongoing tectonic activity continues to uplift and shape the Zagros Mountains.


Is the north American plate divergent transform or convergent?

A plate is not classified as convergent, divergent, or transform, a plate boundary i.e. a boundary between plates is. All three types of plate boundary can be found along the edges of the North American plate.

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Are volcanoes more common along a convergent or divergent boundary?

Volcanoes are more common along convergent boundaries where two tectonic plates collide, causing subduction and the melting of rock. Divergent boundaries also have volcanoes, but they are typically less explosive and occur as a result of magma rising to fill the gap created by the moving plates.


Was the earthquake a transform boundary in japan?

No. it was along a convergent boundary.


How does a volcano erupt at a convergent boundary?

As an oceanic plate sinks into the mantle at a convergent boundary it causes rocks to melt. Some of the newly formed magma will migrate upward to volcanoes, that have formed along the convergent boundaries, and erupt.


What type of boundary is the mariana trench form along?

convergent


Do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur within plates or along the boundaries of plates?

Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the boundaries of tectonic plates, where the movement of the plates causes stress and forces to build up. These boundaries are classified as convergent, divergent, or transform, each with distinct seismic and volcanic activity associated with their movements.


Are the two plates along the coast of South America probably a divergent boundary or a convergent boundary?

It is a convergent boundary The subduction of the pacific plate underneath the west coast of South America creates the uplift and volcanoes that is still producing the Andean mountain range. A divergent boundary would create a mid-ocean ridge, or somthing akin to the great rift valley in Africa.


What type of volcano is found along convergent boundary?

Composite cone


What type of volcano occurs along a convergant plate boundary?

A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is the type of volcano that occurs along a convergent plate boundary. These volcanoes are typically steep-sided and have explosive eruptions due to the presence of viscous magma.


The cascade range volcanoes are associated with which type of plate boundary?

convergent oceanic oceanic


If composite volcanoes often form along convergent boundaries which plate should be surrounded by the most composite volcanoes?

The plate that should be surrounded by the most composite volcanoes would be the Pacific Plate, as it is predominantly a convergent boundary with other plates (such as the Eurasian, Philippine, and North American plates), leading to the formation of many volcanic arcs and composite volcanoes around the Pacific Ring of Fire.


String of volcanic landforms along a convergent boundarie?

island arc


What features can be found along convergent boundaries?

Generally (I think probably always), a mountain range develops at a convergent boundary.