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Can climate be caused by Earth's position volcanic activity and continental movement?
Volcanic activity can certainly influence climate change. Big volcanoes release a considerable amount of particulate and H2S gas, which has a cooling effect. They also emit CO2, which over time has a cumulative warming effect in that it is a heat trapping gas. Currently there are between 1000 and 3000 active volcanoes on the earth. Humans emit more than 100 times their total combined output.
Continental movement is very slow. The Atlantic Ocean, for example, continues to open at a little under one inch per year. As sea floor is subducted beneath the western plate margins of the Americas, it pushes up the Andes, Sierra/Nevadas, and other coastal ranges. As these increase in size they cast a rain shadow over the western interior, decreasing rain fall. Many ancient lakes between the rockies and coastal ranges have completely dried up into alkaline playa over the past few million years. So crustal motion DOES play a role in climate, though only over geologic periods of time.
The first one mentioned is earth's position. Variations in orbital cycles have been the driving force behind the past series of glacial epochs. These variations are known as Milankovitch Cycles, and occur on hundred thousand year time scales.
Current climate change is not driven by any of the factors mentioned in this question, but instead primarily by human activity in the form of fossil fuel consumption. Humans currently release over 30 billion tons of heat trapping CO2 per year.
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When oceanic plunges beneath continental crust volcanic activity and earthquakes may result in which region does this occur?
The continental margins of the Pacific Ocean
What type of plate movement could form the ring of fire?
The Ring of Fire is formed by the subduction of oceanic plates beneath continental plates or other oceanic plates. This movement creates volcanic activity and seismic events around the Pacific Ocean.
Why are volcanic largely absent where two continental blocks collide?
Volcanic activity is largely absent where two continental blocks collide because the collision results in the formation of mountain ranges rather than the subduction of one plate beneath another, which is necessary for magma generation. The continental crust is too buoyant to be subducted easily, preventing the melting of rock that typically leads to volcanic eruptions. Instead, the intense pressure and deformation create fold mountains and seismic activity without significant volcanic activity.
Does Ceres have volcanic activity?
No, Ceres does not have volcanic activity.
How earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur and how contients move?
Most movement occurs along narrow zones between plates where the ... Divergent boundaries occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart and new ... Some of these rifting events were accompanied by volcanic activity; the ... When the continental crust stretches beyond its limits, tension.
Do earthquakes make mountains?
No.Mountains are the result of continental drift an volcanic activity. Earthquakes are also the result of continental drift an volcanic activity. Thus the two go together but the earthquakes do not cause the mountains.
What is the continental slope of the pacific ocean?
Volcanic activity, earthquakes, plate interactions
What is the movement of oceanic-continental convergence?
In oceanic-continental convergence, the denser oceanic plate is forced beneath the continental plate in a process called subduction. This creates a deep ocean trench and can lead to volcanic activity and the formation of mountain ranges on the continental plate. The collision can also cause earthquakes.
What is the activity of the earth's moving plates called?
The activity of the Earth's moving plates is called plate tectonics. This movement is responsible for various geological phenomena such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and the formation of mountain ranges.
What is the difference between a passive continental margin an an active continental margin?
Passive continental margins are not areas of convergence. There is little volcanic and earthquake activity on passive margins. Active margins are areas of convergence where one plate is descending beneath another. They are associated with volcanic and earthquake activity.
What is the volcanic and the drift continental theory?
the Continental Drift Theory is the slow movement of the Earths continents. A.K.A the continents drift
When an oceanic plate is pushed under a continental plate resulting in volcanic activity this type of boundary forms?
A subduction zone is formed when an oceanic plate is pushed under a continental plate, resulting in volcanic activity. Oceanic crust is denser and sinks beneath the less dense continental crust, leading to the formation of volcanic arcs on the overriding plate.
How do you know that volcanic activity?
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When oceanic plunges beneath continental crust volcanic activity and earthquakes may result in which region does this occur?
The continental margins of the Pacific Ocean
What type of plate movement could form the ring of fire?
The Ring of Fire is formed by the subduction of oceanic plates beneath continental plates or other oceanic plates. This movement creates volcanic activity and seismic events around the Pacific Ocean.
Where is the most active volcanic activity in the United states?
alaska, hawaii, and the northwestern continental states
Why are volcanic largely absent where two continental blocks collide?
Volcanic activity is largely absent where two continental blocks collide because the collision results in the formation of mountain ranges rather than the subduction of one plate beneath another, which is necessary for magma generation. The continental crust is too buoyant to be subducted easily, preventing the melting of rock that typically leads to volcanic eruptions. Instead, the intense pressure and deformation create fold mountains and seismic activity without significant volcanic activity.
