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There is no subduction at a continental-continental convergent boundary. When an oceanic plate meets a continental plate or a younger oceanic plate it is forced down into the mantle. Seawater and other "volatiles" it takes with it alter the chemistry of the hot mantle rock, causing some of it to melt and rise toward the surface to form volcanoes. Continental crust is not dense enough to subduct, so no volatiles enter the mantle.

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Which of these hazards out of earthquakes volcanoes mountains trenches and mudslides are at convergent boundaries?

Earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards typically associated with convergent boundaries where tectonic plates collide. Mountains can also form at convergent boundaries due to the collision of plates. Trenches are associated with subduction zones at convergent boundaries where one plate is forced beneath another. Mudslides are not directly related to convergent boundaries.


What volcanoes are found in divergent plate boundaries?

major ones


Where are the vast majority of volcanoes found?

The vast majority of volcanoes are found along tectonic plate boundaries, particularly at divergent and convergent boundaries. Many are located in the "Ring of Fire," a horseshoe-shaped zone in the Pacific Ocean that is home to about 75% of the world's active volcanoes. Additionally, some volcanoes can form over hotspots, where magma rises to the surface independently of plate boundaries.


Are faulted bedrockand volcanoes found at crustal plate boundaries?

Yes, faulted bedrock and volcanoes are commonly found at crustal plate boundaries. At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates move apart, leading to volcanic activity and the formation of new crust. At convergent boundaries, one plate may be forced beneath another, resulting in faulting and the formation of mountain ranges and volcanoes. Transform boundaries can also exhibit faulting, though they are less associated with volcanic activity.


What plate boundary is a composite volcano on?

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.

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Are mountains and volcanoes two features found most commonly at plate boundaries?

Yes. Generally that is where the tectonic plates are. Mountain and volcanoes are formed by tectonic plate movement, so yes they are 2 features that are most commonly found at plate boundaries. Fault Block Mountains(:


What type of land form do you get at collision boundaries?

mountains, volcanoes, rift valleys, fault lines,


Are volcanoes only found on constructive plate boundaries?

No


Which of these hazards out of earthquakes volcanoes mountains trenches and mudslides are at convergent boundaries?

Earthquakes and volcanoes are hazards typically associated with convergent boundaries where tectonic plates collide. Mountains can also form at convergent boundaries due to the collision of plates. Trenches are associated with subduction zones at convergent boundaries where one plate is forced beneath another. Mudslides are not directly related to convergent boundaries.


What volcanoes are found in divergent plate boundaries?

major ones


Why are volcanoes not found at transform boundaries?

Volcanoes are not found at transform boundaries because these boundaries involve the sliding of tectonic plates past each other horizontally, without any significant vertical movement. This movement does not create the conditions necessary for magma to rise to the surface and form volcanoes.


Why are active volcanoes found in Japan and Indonesia?

Because they are on plate boundaries


What are two features found most commonly at plat boundaries?

Volcanoes and Mountains.


Where are active and dormant volcanoes found?

Most are found around collision points of tectonic plates and very few are found on hotspots.


Where are the vast majority of volcanoes found?

The vast majority of volcanoes are found along tectonic plate boundaries, particularly at divergent and convergent boundaries. Many are located in the "Ring of Fire," a horseshoe-shaped zone in the Pacific Ocean that is home to about 75% of the world's active volcanoes. Additionally, some volcanoes can form over hotspots, where magma rises to the surface independently of plate boundaries.


What types of tectonic plate boundaries are volcanoes generally found?

Continental and Oceanic plates.


Do volcanoes form on diverging or converging plate boundaries more?

Most are found on converging