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Popocatepetl is located on the western edge of the North American Plate, near the triple junction where the Cocos Plate, North American Plate, and Pacific Plate meet. This makes it a convergent boundary where the Cocos Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate. The subduction of the Cocos Plate beneath the North American Plate is responsible for the volcanic activity at Popocatepetl.
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What type of plate boundary is Popocatepetl at?
Convergent, divergent, or maybe a transform boundary. Choose any one you want to.
Collision boundaries and subduction boundaries are types of what boundaries?
The older denser plate sinks under a deep ocean trench into the mantle. Some rock above the subducting plate melts and forms magma. Since the magma is less dense than the surrounding rock, it rises toward the surface. Eventually, the magma breaks through the ocean floor, making a volcanoe.
Evidence of plate movement occurs at plate?
tectonic boundaries where plates interact, such as divergent boundaries where plates move apart, convergent boundaries where plates collide, and transform boundaries where plates slide past each other. These interactions create earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain ranges, and oceanic trenches, providing evidence for plate movement. Seafloor spreading and paleomagnetism also support the theory of plate tectonics.
Are the plate boundaries the same as the edges of continents?
No. Not all plate boundaries are at the edges of continents, nor do all edges of continents correspond with plate boundaries. Many plate boundaries are found in the middle of oceans, while the continent of Africa is being torn apart by a developing plate boundary. Some edges of continents, such as the west coast of South America are near plate boundaries. These are called active continental margins. Others, such as the east coast of North America, are nowhere near plate boundaries. These are called passive continental margins.
Is subduction characteristic of diverging plate boundaries?
No, subduction is not characteristic of diverging plate boundaries. Subduction occurs at converging plate boundaries where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another plate. Diverging plate boundaries are where tectonic plates move away from each other, such as at mid-ocean ridges.
What is popocatepetl plate location?
North American plate.
What plates caused popocatepetl to form?
The Cocos tectonic plate is subducting under the North American plate and this is what cause Mt. Popocatepetl to form.
What type of plate boundary is popocatepetl on or near?
divergent
What type of plate boundary is Popocatepetl at?
Convergent, divergent, or maybe a transform boundary. Choose any one you want to.
What are three types of plate bounderys?
the three types of plate boundaries are : -convergent plate boundaries -divergent plate boundaries -transformed plate boundaries
What are three types of bounderies?
the three types of plate boundaries are : -convergent plate boundaries -divergent plate boundaries -transformed plate boundaries
What is the where 2 tectonic plates meet called?
a plate boundary there are constructive plate boundaries, destructive plate boundaries, conservative plate boundaries and collision plate boundaries
What are the tree types of plate boundaries?
Plate boundaries are places where two tectonic plates meet. There are three major types of plate boundaries. These are divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries.
What type of plate boundary does compression occur?
Converging Plate Boundaries
What type of plate boundarries found in andesitic valcano?
Plate boundaries are not found in volcanoes.Volcanoes occur along plate boundaries usually along convergent boundaries
What are the three types plate boundaries?
Three types of plate boundaries are spreading boundaries, colliding boundaries, and sliding boundaries. um actually they are divergent, convergent, and transform
Do most severe earthquakes occur at plate boundaries or in the middle of plates?
Plate Boundaries
