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Is Mt Etna on a convergent divergent or transform plate boundary?
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∙ 11y ago
Mount Etna Was Formed By Destructive Plate Boundaries. This Is When One Crust Is Forced Under Another Crust. It Stands At The Convergent Boundary Where The African Crust Is Being Sub Ducted Beneath The Eurasian Crust. This Causes The Latter To Deform And Forces the Magma Up Into Weak Spots In The Earths Crust (mount Etna) When There Has Become To Much Of A Magma Build Up In The Mantle.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoYes, it is formed by the subducting plates of the African Plate and The Eurasian Plate.
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∙ 11y agoMount Etna is at a convergent boundary. Volcanoes do not form at transform boundaries.
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∙ 14y agoNo, its on a destructive plate boundary.
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What type of boundary occurs between the max a plate and the South American plate?
Convergent on the western perimeter, divergent on the Easter perimeter.
Are earthquakes divergent convergent or transform?
Earthquakes occur at all three types of plate boundary.
What body type is the Pacific plate and the Nazca Platew What boundary type is the Pacific plate and the Nazca plate?
The Nazca plate shares both convergent and divergent boundaries. The Pacific plate has both a transform boundary and divergent boundary
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
A transform plate boundary.
Types of plate boundaries?
The three main types of plate boundaries are divergent boundaries (plates move apart), convergent boundaries (plates move toward each other), and transform boundaries (plates slide past each other horizontally). At divergent boundaries, new crust is formed as magma rises to the surface, while at convergent boundaries, crust is destroyed as one plate is subducted beneath another. Transform boundaries are characterized by earthquakes as the plates grind past each other.
What are the all the boundary?
Convergent plate boundary, divergent plate boundary and strike-slip (transform) plate boundary.
What are the 3 types of plate boundarys?
The three types of plate boundaries are divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries. At divergent boundaries, plates move away from each other, creating new crust. Convergent boundaries involve plates colliding, leading to the formation of mountain ranges or subduction zones. Transform boundaries involve plates sliding past each other horizontally.
What type of boundary occurs between the max a plate and the South American plate?
Convergent on the western perimeter, divergent on the Easter perimeter.
Are the Andes transform divergent or convergent boundary?
The Andes are a result of the convergent boundary between the Nazca and South American Plate.
What are four plate boundary?
i know 3 divergent convergent and transform boundaries correct me it wrong
Are earthquakes divergent convergent or transform?
Earthquakes occur at all three types of plate boundary.
What body type is the Pacific plate and the Nazca Platew What boundary type is the Pacific plate and the Nazca plate?
The Nazca plate shares both convergent and divergent boundaries. The Pacific plate has both a transform boundary and divergent boundary
What kind of boundaries can cause earthquakes and volcanoes?
Earthquakes can occur at any type of plate boundary, but the most powerful earthquakes tend to occur at convergent boundaries and at transform boundaries.
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
A transform plate boundary.
Is the north American plate divergent transform or convergent?
The North American plate is mainly a convergent plate boundary, where it collides with other plates like the Pacific Plate and the Caribbean Plate. However, there are also small areas along its boundaries that exhibit transform fault boundaries, such as the San Andreas Fault in California.
What type of plate boundary forms earthquake?
earthquakes indicate both convergent,divergent and transform fault plate boundaries
What type of plate boundary produces strong earthquakes?
Any type of plate boundary can cause an earthquake. That said, areas along convergent, divergent, and transform tectonic plate boundaries are the most likely places for earthquakes to occur.
