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What do hot spots do?
flood basalts and volcanoes
Where do shield volcanos occur?
Shield volcanoes typically occur along tectonic plate boundaries, such as mid-ocean ridges or hot spots on oceanic crust. They are characterized by their broad, gently sloping profile and are formed by thin, runny lava flows that travel long distances before cooling and solidifying. Examples of shield volcanoes include Mauna Loa in Hawaii and Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull.
Do volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur ONLY at the boundaries?
No. Volcanoes can be found at hot spots away from plate boundaries. These volcanoes can produce earthquakes. Earthquakes can also occur at areas of ancient geologic activty such as failed rifts and can occur as a result fo glacier retreating.
Are volcanoes made by plates sliding away from each other?
Many are but many others are not. Most volcanoes on land occur where two plates press into each other and one slide slides under the other. Some volcanoes occur at hot spots, which are not related to plate boundaries.
Most volcanoes occur were?
Where the plate of the earth collide and pull apart. (If you don't know what I mean by plates of the earth Wikipedia plate tectonics) The only other places volcanoes occur is above hot spots (hot spots are also explained on the plate tectonics Wikipedia page)
Volcanoes most often occur at plate boundaries and?
At interpolate hot spots
Do Hotspot volcanoes occur along subduction zones.?
No, hotspot volcanoes do not occur along subduction zones. They occur when plates pass over mantle hot spots.
Are shield volcanoes hot spots?
Shield volcanoes are not hot spots but they are associated with them. However, such volcanoes can also form at rift zones.
Do you find volcanoes at a hot spot?
Yes, it is not uncommon to find volcanoes at hot spots.
Are tectonic plates boundaries the only locations where volcanoes form?
No. About 10% of volcanoes on Earth form at hot spots away from late boundaries. Additionally, the planets Venus and Mars and Jupiter's moon Io have volcanoes but do not appear to have tectonic plates.
What do hot spots do?
flood basalts and volcanoes
What volcanoes are located along divergent boundaries?
Which volcanoes are located at hot spots
What do hot spots form?
flood basalts and volcanoes
Where do shield volcanos occur?
Shield volcanoes typically occur along tectonic plate boundaries, such as mid-ocean ridges or hot spots on oceanic crust. They are characterized by their broad, gently sloping profile and are formed by thin, runny lava flows that travel long distances before cooling and solidifying. Examples of shield volcanoes include Mauna Loa in Hawaii and Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull.
Where do shield volcanoes form?
at hot spots(a place where volcanoes are very active)
What volcanoes are located are located along plate boundaries?
Which volcanoes are located at hot spots
Do volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur ONLY at the boundaries?
No. Volcanoes can be found at hot spots away from plate boundaries. These volcanoes can produce earthquakes. Earthquakes can also occur at areas of ancient geologic activty such as failed rifts and can occur as a result fo glacier retreating.
