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Hot spots are when magma rec hes the surface in the middle of a plate and a island arc is when 2 oceanic plates collide, one sinks under, melts, and bubbles up to the surface to form a chain of volcanoes and islands.

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What is the difference between volcanic island and volcanic arc?

Volcanic arcs form at plate subduction zones. Island arcs are volcanic islands that form over "hot spots" in the Earth's mantle. Because the islands are moving with the oceanic plate, they eventually are removed from the hot spot, forming a chain of islands in the direction of the plate movement.


What is the differences between volcanic island arcs and volcanic arcs?

Volcanic arcs form at plate subduction zones. Island arcs are volcanic islands that form over "hot spots" in the Earth's mantle. Because the islands are moving with the oceanic plate, they eventually are removed from the hot spot, forming a chain of islands in the direction of the plate movement.


Do hot spots form on land?

Yes they do. Hot spots form underwater too. The three types of island arcs are Pangomia, geomgloic, and istheimusguru. I hope I helped a lot.


What kind of mountains form from hot spots?

Hot spot volcanos. As these age they can become island chains and eventually subsurface seamount arcs if the hot spot is in the ocean.


Are trenches related to island arcs?

no


What has the author Arata Sugimura written?

Arata Sugimura has written: 'Island arcs: Japan and its environs' -- subject(s): Island arcs


Where do island arcs form?

In the Pacific Ocean.


What are 2 different island arcs?

japan and Philippines


True or false The measure of a tangent-tangent angle is half the difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs.?

True. The measure of a tangent-tangent angle is indeed half the difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs. This theorem applies to angles formed outside a circle by two tangents that intersect at a point, providing a relationship between the angle and the arcs it intercepts.


Do earthquakes occur near island arcs?

Yes, earthquakes frequently occur near island arcs as they are geologically active regions where tectonic plates are colliding or subducting. Subduction zones along these island arcs can generate powerful earthquakes due to the intense geological activity.


What does an oceanic-oceanic convergence rise to?

volcanic island arcs


Is a volcanic arc the same thing as a volcanic mountain range?

Volcanic arcs are usually island arcs off the coast of a continent, while volcanic mountain ranges are usually inland inside a continent. But the volcanoes of a volcanic island arc do form an undersea volcanic mountain range. So to some extent the difference is mostly a matter of terminology.