0
The most active fault lines are usually at boundaries between tectonic plates. Most volcanoes form at boundaries where plates either come together or move apart. Additionally, in an area where conditions are right for volcanoes to form, faults can provide a pathway for magma to reach to surface to form a volcano, thus influencing where volcanoes form on a localized scale.
What else can I help you with?
What fault line is Krakatoa on?
yes because it shows this on all known volcano text books
Can activity on one fault line affect another fault line?
Yes, there have been instances of an earthquake on one fault line can trigger one on anther fault. It is even suspected that the December 26, 2004 earthquake in Indonesia triggered a smaller earthquake in Alaska.
Which plate boundary has the least volcanoes?
Transform plate boundaries have the least volcanoes because they do not typically involve magma rising to the surface. Instead, transform boundaries involve horizontal movement of tectonic plates alongside each other.
How are fault lines important to fault block mountains?
Fault block mountains are formed when tectonic plates move along fault lines, causing blocks of crust to be uplifted and tilted. The movement along fault lines is crucial in creating the varying elevations and angles of the blocks that form fault block mountains. The rocking and sliding along fault lines result in the unique landscape of fault block mountains.
Where else are volcanoes formed other than at hot spots?
Volcanoes can also form at subduction zones where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another, creating intense heat and pressure. Volcanoes can also form along mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates are moving apart, allowing magma to rise to the surface and form new crust. Additionally, volcanoes can form in continental rift zones where the lithosphere is being pulled apart, creating space for magma to rise.
What fault line is Krakatoa on?
yes because it shows this on all known volcano text books
Where can you find evidence of plates moving?
on fault lines. On some fault lines theres accually a visible space and you can see it splitting. I think theres one in Africa and another in California
Why volcanoes do not form along San A ndreas fault?
The San Andreas fault is a transform fault, meaning that two plates are sliding pas one another. This sort of movement does not force magma toward the surface.
Can activity on one fault line affect another fault line?
Yes, there have been instances of an earthquake on one fault line can trigger one on anther fault. It is even suspected that the December 26, 2004 earthquake in Indonesia triggered a smaller earthquake in Alaska.
Which plate boundary has the least volcanoes?
Transform plate boundaries have the least volcanoes because they do not typically involve magma rising to the surface. Instead, transform boundaries involve horizontal movement of tectonic plates alongside each other.
How are earthquakes and volcanoes are alike?
Volcanoes and Earthquakes are alike because both of them are on fault lines and sometimes there are volcanoes after earthquakes and earthquakes after volcanoes and they both sometimes even have tsunami's after them.
What is a break in earth's crust along which portions of earth's crust move relative to one another called?
They are called fault lines.
Does OK have any fault lines?
One is the Meers fault near Meer, Oklahoma.
What does river formation have to do with fault lines?
No one cares.
Why do fault zones form at boundaries?
Because the Earth's crust is composed of not one solid layer like a shell, but many pieces, like in a puzzle. These plates are floating on layer of magma. So at these fault lines it is easier for lava to get through the crust and cause volcanoes and such
What are the earthquake prone areas of the world?
The earthquake prone areas are those on or near fault lines or subduction zones, and those near active volcanoes. Most of the rim of the Pacific Ocean is one such area.
How are fault lines important to fault block mountains?
Fault block mountains are formed when tectonic plates move along fault lines, causing blocks of crust to be uplifted and tilted. The movement along fault lines is crucial in creating the varying elevations and angles of the blocks that form fault block mountains. The rocking and sliding along fault lines result in the unique landscape of fault block mountains.
