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Mid-ocean ridges, which are divergent plate boundaries, typically exhibit the highest amount of heat flow. At these boundaries, tectonic plates are pulling apart, allowing magma to rise from the mantle and create new oceanic crust. This upwelling of hot material results in elevated geothermal gradients and increased heat flow compared to other types of plate boundaries. In contrast, convergent and transform boundaries generally have lower heat flow due to different geological processes at play.
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Does high heat flow from rocks near a plate boundary characterizes a convergent boundary?
Divergent.
What does a conservative boundary cause?
A conservative boundary causes no flow of mass across it, but allows for the transfer of energy or heat. This means that there is no change in the amount of substance entering or exiting the system, but there can be an exchange of thermal energy through the boundary.
With what type of plate boundary are the following places or features associated himalayas aleutian islands red sea andes mountains san andreas fault iceland japan mount st helen's?
(1) Himalayas -- Convergent between continental-continental collision of Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates. (2) Aleutian islands -- Convergent between oceanic-oceanic collision of Pacific plate beneath North American plate. (3) Andes Mountains -- Convergent between oceanic-continental collision of Pacific plate beneath South American plate. (4) San Andreas Fault (Zone) -- Transform boundary (sometimes called a conservative boundary) between Pacific and North American plates. (5) Iceland -- Divergent boundary along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge arm of the Mid-Ocean Ridge, separating North America to the west and Eurasia to the east. *Also* a large hot spot, which is what brought Iceland to the surface, rather than remaining undersea. (6) Japan -- Convergent boundary between Pacific plate beneath North American plate (yes, Japan is on the North American plate). (7) Mount St. Helens -- Convergent boundary between Juan de Fuca beneath North Americna plate. Convergent boundaries build mountains (technically divergent do too, but no one ever thinks about them -- but they're lots and lots of small volcanoes) Continental-continental --> crust slams together like two buses, neither plate can subduct, rock squirts up and out, you get the Himalayas (Indo-Australian and Eurasia) Oceanic-oceanic --> crust meets and the older, denser, cooler one subducts. It reaches a depth that it melts, the new magma rises to the surface, pops out as a volcanic lava flow. Thousands of flows later, you have dry volcanic islands poking out of the surface. Because this is happening along a plane, you get a whole chain - an volcanic island arc like the Aleutians (Pacific plate below North American plate) Oceanic-continental --> crust meets and the oceanic will *always* subduct. Just like oceanic-oceanic, it melts and rises and pops out, but this time on a dry continental surface. Again, thousands of flows later, you have a volcano. Again, as it's on a plane, you get a whole mountain range.
Can steady flow system involve moving boundary?
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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.
Does high heat flow from rocks near a plate boundary characterizes a convergent boundary?
Divergent.
What has the author S A Gordon written?
S. A. Gordon has written: 'Flow of low density air over a heated flat plate at Mach no. 0.5' -- subject(s): Boundary layers, Slip flow, Transition flow
What has the author Lucio Maestrello written?
Lucio Maestrello has written: 'Active transition fixing and control of the boundary layer in air' -- subject(s): Boundary layer flow, Transition flow 'Optimum shape of a blunt forebody in hypersonic flow' -- subject(s): Hypersonic flow, Blunt bodies 'Numerical study of three-dimensional spatial instability of a supersonic flat plate boundary layer' -- subject(s): Transmission, Stability, Heat, Three dimensional boundary layer, Fluid mechanics
What does a conservative boundary cause?
A conservative boundary causes no flow of mass across it, but allows for the transfer of energy or heat. This means that there is no change in the amount of substance entering or exiting the system, but there can be an exchange of thermal energy through the boundary.
What is the controlling resistance that determines the amount of heat flow through a composite wall?
The thermal resistance of the material with the highest resistance in the composite wall determines the amount of heat flow. Heat flow is restricted by the material with the highest resistance, which is often the material with the lowest thermal conductivity in the composite wall.
What are the differences between laminar and turbulent boundary layers in fluid dynamics?
In fluid dynamics, laminar boundary layers have smooth and orderly flow, while turbulent boundary layers have chaotic and irregular flow. Laminar flow is characterized by layers of fluid moving in parallel, while turbulent flow involves swirling and mixing of fluid layers. Turbulent boundary layers have higher levels of energy and mixing compared to laminar boundary layers.
What will have the least amount of current flow in a branch parallel circuit?
The branch with the highest resistance in a parallel circuit will have the least current flow. Ohm's Law: Current = Voltage divided by Resistance
Which river has the highest volume of water flow?
The Amazon River has the highest volume of water flow.
Which branch in a parallel circuit has the least amount of current flow?
In a parallel circuit, each branch has the same voltage but different current flows. The branch with the highest resistance will have the least amount of current flow, as current follows the path of least resistance.
The branch in a parallel circuit with the what will have the least amount of current flow?
The branch with the highest resistance will have the least amount of current flow in a parallel circuit. This is because current follows the path of least resistance, so more current will flow through branches with lower resistance.
What has the author Sean F Wu written?
Sean F. Wu has written: 'Responses of finite baffled plate subject to turbulent and mean flow excitations' -- subject(s): Turbulent boundary layer
What is a throttle stop?
Simply a device to prevent the throttle from moving more than a pre-determined amount. On "butterfly" throttle plate equiped engines this can be to stop the throttle plate from moving past the ideal highest flow point. If it moves past this point the air flow can hold the throttle open. In other cases a throttle stop can be used to limit the amount of power the engine can produce by limiting how much throttle can be employed. Common an small beginer quads and motorcycles so daddy can keep the speed down to a non-fatal level.
