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Volcanoes are most commonly found at convergent and divergent plate boundaries. At convergent boundaries, one tectonic plate is forced beneath another, leading to melting and magma formation, which can result in volcanic eruptions. At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates move apart, allowing magma to rise and create new crust, also resulting in volcanic activity. These processes contribute to the formation of volcanic arcs and mid-ocean ridges, respectively.
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What kind of plate boundary has the most explosive volcanoes?
Convergent with the oceanic plate subducting under the continental plate.
Is It true or false that most volcanoes form near colliding plate boundary's?
true
Is Mount Vesuvius near a hot spot divergent or convergent plate boundary?
Vesuvius is associated with a convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
Where do convergent plate boundaries occur in the world?
The most common type of plate boundary is a convergent/compressional/destructive plate boundary. The plates are moving together. Examples of this are: Soufriere Hills volcano - the Atlantic plate is subducting underneath the Caribbean plate. Mt Pinatubo - the Phillippine plate is subducting beneath the indo-Australian plate. You get volcanoes and earthquakes at these plate boundaries. :) Hope this helped.
How can you know the location and kinds of plate boundaries on earth and is there a plate boundary on earth and is there a plate boundary near out area?
You know the location of a plate boundary by how the rocks and other geological features are in a curtain area, for example earthquakes and volcanoes are very common near a boundary. We can tell what kind of boundary it is by the way the ground is moving, if the ground is moving away from the boundary it is most likely a divergent boundary, and if the ground is moving towards the boundary it is likely to be a convergent. I hope that helped
Where do volcanoes errupt the most?
Where there is a tectonic plate boundary
What kind of plate boundary has the most explosive volcanoes?
Convergent with the oceanic plate subducting under the continental plate.
Where do you find most of the zones of earthquakes and volcanoes on Earth's surface?
usually you find most of the zones of earthquakes and volcanoes at a plate boundary.
Is It true or false that most volcanoes form near colliding plate boundary's?
true
Where do you find the most volcanoes in the world?
The Ring of Fire around the Pacific Plate Boundary.
Is Mount Vesuvius near a hot spot divergent or convergent plate boundary?
Vesuvius is associated with a convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
Where do convergent plate boundaries occur in the world?
The most common type of plate boundary is a convergent/compressional/destructive plate boundary. The plates are moving together. Examples of this are: Soufriere Hills volcano - the Atlantic plate is subducting underneath the Caribbean plate. Mt Pinatubo - the Phillippine plate is subducting beneath the indo-Australian plate. You get volcanoes and earthquakes at these plate boundaries. :) Hope this helped.
How can you know the location and kinds of plate boundaries on earth and is there a plate boundary on earth and is there a plate boundary near out area?
You know the location of a plate boundary by how the rocks and other geological features are in a curtain area, for example earthquakes and volcanoes are very common near a boundary. We can tell what kind of boundary it is by the way the ground is moving, if the ground is moving away from the boundary it is most likely a divergent boundary, and if the ground is moving towards the boundary it is likely to be a convergent. I hope that helped
Are cinder cone volcanoes located in the middle of a tectonic plate or at the boundary?
Most volcanoes of any type, including cinder cones, are found at plate boundaries, but some are associated with hot spots.
How does plate tectonics play a role in the formation and eruptions of volcanoes?
Virtually all of the world's volcanoes are located at the boundaries between tectonic plates. It is most common to find volcanoes where an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate. It is the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the continental plates around it that is called the "ring of fire" because so many volcanoes are formed at this boundary. In the collision the denser oceanic plate will be forced underneath of the continental plate. This is called 'subduction', and it usually occurs in destructive plate boundaries. Volcanoes are then formed, when the oceanic plate melts and the molten rock rises, being squeezed up by the forces of the mass above.
What event is the most common at a transform plate boundary?
frequent earthquakes.
Where in the world are most volcanoes?
The Ring of Fire around the Pacific Plate Boundary.
