Volcanoes are primarily found at tectonic plate boundaries, specifically at divergent and convergent boundaries. At divergent boundaries, such as mid-ocean ridges, magma rises to create new crust. At convergent boundaries, one plate is forced under another, leading to melting and the formation of magma that can result in volcanic activity. Additionally, hotspots, which are areas where plumes of hot mantle material rise, can also produce volcanoes, independent of tectonic plate boundaries.
Composite volcanoes most often are found near subduction zones. They can be found at either oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries, oceanic-continental plate boundaries, or continental-continental plate boundaries. They are especially prevalent in the Pacific Ring of Fire. A few composite volcanoes, however, have been found at divergent boundaries and away from plate boundaries at hot spots.
Convergent plate boundaries where an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate or another oceanic plate are most likely to result in a subduction zone. In this scenario, the denser oceanic plate is forced beneath the less dense continental plate, creating a subduction zone.
Hawaii is located on the Pacific Plate, which is surrounded by the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, and Caribbean Plates. The Kohala volcano is situated on the northwest corner of the Big Island of Hawaii and forms part of the Pacific Plate.
Divergent plate boundaries are moving apart so you would expect normal faults to form. Where these have significance on a regional scale they are known as detachment faults. It is also common to find transform faults running at right angles to divergent boundaries that cause offsets in the boundary along its length. Please see the related links for more information.
Yes, There are plate boundaries all over the world.
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That would be a hotspot.
Yes, Maryland is located in the middle of the North American Plate, so there are no plate boundaries within the state. The closest plate boundary would be the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Yes, the mantle can be seen at a plate boundary where tectonic plates interact, such as at divergent or convergent boundaries.
landforms associated with divergent boundaries are known as island arc orogeny and they lead to formation of islands and volcanoes along with trenches. example would be Japanese island, aleutian island etc.
i beleave who cares this stuff is stupid what does any 7th grader care One Learn how to spell idiot. Two people that care about their information and you shouldent be dissing Plate Boundries like that. Three, WORK ON YOUR ENGLISH. Plate Boundries are The boundries When plates either collide, seperate, or rub against each other.
You would expect to find a mountain range in regions where tectonic plates collide, such as along plate boundaries like the Himalayas (where the Indian plate collides with the Eurasian plate) or the Rocky Mountains (formed by the North American plate and Pacific plate).
The movement along plate boundaries would cause an earth quake, a tsanami, or either the building of a mountain.
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Composite volcanoes most often are found near subduction zones. They can be found at either oceanic-oceanic convergent plate boundaries, oceanic-continental plate boundaries, or continental-continental plate boundaries. They are especially prevalent in the Pacific Ring of Fire. A few composite volcanoes, however, have been found at divergent boundaries and away from plate boundaries at hot spots.
The mid-ocean ridge is almost in all of the oceans