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What allows rock melting to begin at convertgent plate boundaries?
Water reducing the melting point.
Long narrow areas of deep water close to plate boundaries are called?
Trenches, or deep sea trenches.
What type of plate boundary to volcanoes not occur?
Volcanoes typically do not occur at transform plate boundaries where two plates slide past each other horizontally. These boundaries are characterized by intense tectonic forces that do not provide the conditions necessary for magma to rise to the surface and form volcanoes.
What boundary is the cause of hot springs and fracture zones?
Hot springs and fracture zones are typically found at tectonic plate boundaries, where the Earth's crust is fractured and allows for hot water to rise to the surface. One common example is at divergent plate boundaries, where plates are moving apart and creating cracks in the crust for water to circulate and become heated.
Why aren't volcanoes found at transform plate boundaries?
To understand this, we must first undertand why volcanoes form at convergent and deivergent boundaries. The material in earth's mantle is not molten, despite its extremely high temperature because it is under immense pressure. At a divergent plate boundary the crust is thinned, which reduces pressure on the upper mantle, allowing some of the rock to melt. This molten rock then rises up thoguh the crust to form volcanoes. At convergent boundaries where at least one plate is oceanic, an oceanic plate plunges into the mantle. The subducting plate takes water with it. This water seeps into the mantle, lowering the melting point of the rock, and allowing it to melt and rise to the surface. At a transform plate boundary, plates simply slide past each other, and there is nothing that will lead to the melting of mantle material.
What is happening when divergent plate boundaries create a large crack under water?
it is a tsunami or an under water volcano
What allows rock melting to begin at convertgent plate boundaries?
Water reducing the melting point.
What are the 3 types of interaction that takes place at plate boundaries?
The three types of interactions that occur at plate boundaries are divergent boundaries, where plates move apart; convergent boundaries, where plates collide; and transform boundaries, where plates slide past each other horizontally.
How the convergent boundaries and the earthquake produce a tsunami?
Convergent boundaries occur when tectonic plates collide, displacing large amounts of water which can generate powerful tsunamis. Earthquakes at convergent boundaries can cause sudden movement of the seafloor, pushing up water and creating a tsunami wave that can travel across the ocean at high speeds until reaching shallow water near the coast where it can build up and cause widespread flooding.
Long narrow areas of deep water close to plate boundaries are called?
Trenches, or deep sea trenches.
What type of plate boundary to volcanoes not occur?
Volcanoes typically do not occur at transform plate boundaries where two plates slide past each other horizontally. These boundaries are characterized by intense tectonic forces that do not provide the conditions necessary for magma to rise to the surface and form volcanoes.
What boundary is the cause of hot springs and fracture zones?
Hot springs and fracture zones are typically found at tectonic plate boundaries, where the Earth's crust is fractured and allows for hot water to rise to the surface. One common example is at divergent plate boundaries, where plates are moving apart and creating cracks in the crust for water to circulate and become heated.
What type of volcanic eruptions seems to occur most often where plates are crunching together?
Stratovolcanoes are usually found along convergent plate boundaries where an ocean plate is pushed under another ocean plate or a continental plate (subduction zone). If you are referring to convergent boundaries in which neither plate is subducted but both are pushed up to form mountains, then my answer would have to be that it is very rare for a volcano to form at this type of boundary.
Where geothermal energy located?
Geothermal energy is located beneath the Earth's surface, where heat from the core is trapped in rocks and water. It is commonly found in regions with tectonic plate boundaries, such as the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean, where volcanic activity brings heat closer to the surface.
What continent is the caspain sea located?
The Caspian Sea is located where Asia meets Europe. It is the worlds largest land locked body of water.
Why aren't volcanoes found at transform plate boundaries?
To understand this, we must first undertand why volcanoes form at convergent and deivergent boundaries. The material in earth's mantle is not molten, despite its extremely high temperature because it is under immense pressure. At a divergent plate boundary the crust is thinned, which reduces pressure on the upper mantle, allowing some of the rock to melt. This molten rock then rises up thoguh the crust to form volcanoes. At convergent boundaries where at least one plate is oceanic, an oceanic plate plunges into the mantle. The subducting plate takes water with it. This water seeps into the mantle, lowering the melting point of the rock, and allowing it to melt and rise to the surface. At a transform plate boundary, plates simply slide past each other, and there is nothing that will lead to the melting of mantle material.
Does the mid-ocean ridge lie completely under water?
Yes, the mid-ocean ridge is mostly underwater, with the crest or summit of the ridge located deep below the ocean's surface. This underwater mountain range is formed by plate tectonics and is where new oceanic crust is created as magma rises and solidifies at divergent plate boundaries.
