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Volcanoes form in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean primarily due to the presence of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary where the Eurasian and North American plates are moving apart. As these plates separate, magma from the Earth's mantle rises to fill the gap, creating new oceanic crust and volcanic activity. This process not only leads to the formation of underwater volcanoes but can also result in volcanic islands, such as Iceland, which sits atop this ridge.
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Does a trench or a ridge curves down the middle of the Atlantic ocean basin?
Yes, a large trench known as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge runs down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean basin. This underwater mountain range is where tectonic plates are moving apart, causing new oceanic crust to form in the process.
Hurricanes form in tropical waters between the latitudes of .?
Hurricanes in the Atlantic form between latitudes of 10 degrees North and the Tropic of Cancer.
Do islands form from volcanos?
Some islands are formed by volcanoes, but most are not.
Why volcanos do not form along the San Andrea's fault?
Because of the plates
Volcanoes most commonly form where?
volcanos mostly form on tectonic plate boundaries and hot stops
What form of government did the middle Atlantic have?
The Atlantic is an ocean and as such it does not have a government.
How are volcanos created at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Volcanoes are created in the Mid-Atlantic ridge from plates in the ocean floor. The plates shift causing new magma to be able to be released from the earth which in return form the new volcano.
How do volcanos underwater form?
they form by something
Do plates pull apart in the middle of the Atlantic ocean?
Tectonic plates do pull apart in the middle of the ocean. These divergent plates form what is known as the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
What do composite volcanoes form?
composite volcanos
What are 2 ways to write the the plural form of volcano?
The two ways to write the plural form of "volcano" are "volcanoes" and "volcanos". The most common and accepted plural form is "volcanoes".
What ype ofrock does volcanos form?
igneous rock
When was Middle Atlantic Conferences created?
Middle Atlantic Conferences was created in 1912.
How do mountains and volcanos form?
when to different plates push up to form a volcano
What are the three neighbors to the middle Atlantic States?
what are three neighbors to the middle atlantic region
What is the plural of volcanos?
The plural form of volcano may be spelled, volcanos or volcanoes.The -es version, as with the plural, tornadoes, is more widely used.
Where and how do most mountains form?
mostly on techtonic plates by volcanos
