The first sort of plate boundary is called a divergent boundary, or spreading center. At these boundaries, two plates move away from one another. As the two move apart, mid-ocean ridges are created as magma from the mantle up wells through a crack in the oceanic crust and cools. This, in turn, causes the growth of oceanic crust on either side of the vents. As the plates continue to move, and more crust is formed, the ocean basin expands and a ridge system is created. Divergent boundaries are responsible in part for driving the motion of the plates.
As an oceanic plate sinks into the mantle at a convergent boundary it causes rocks to melt. Some of the newly formed magma will migrate upward to volcanoes, that have formed along the convergent boundaries, and erupt.
Krakatoa is located at a convergent boundary, where the Indo-Australian Plate is being subducted beneath the Eurasian Plate. This subduction zone can lead to intense volcanic activity due to the melting and rising of magma from the subducted plate.
Mount Hood is formed by a convergent boundary where the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate is being subducted beneath the North American plate. This subduction causes magma to rise and create the volcanic activity that forms Mount Hood.
A convergent plate boundary where one plate subducts beneath another is the type of plate boundary that triggers the formation of active volcanoes. The subducted plate melts and forms magma, which rises to the surface and causes volcanic activity.
A Collision plate boundary, where two continental plates that are the same in density and thickness, push against each other forming fold mountains and crumble zones. This causes Earthquakes from the pressure and stress but not volcanoes.
the mid ocean ridges cause the magma to form at a convergent plate boundary.
the mid ocean ridges cause the magma to form at a convergent plate boundary.
the mid ocean ridges cause the magma to form at a convergent plate boundary.
the mid ocean ridges cause the magma to form at a convergent plate boundary.
the mid ocean ridges cause the magma to form at a convergent plate boundary.
The plate boundary that causes mountains to form is called a convergent boundary.
As an oceanic plate sinks into the mantle at a convergent boundary it causes rocks to melt. Some of the newly formed magma will migrate upward to volcanoes, that have formed along the convergent boundaries, and erupt.
Convergent Boundaries.
Krakatoa is located at a convergent boundary, where the Indo-Australian Plate is being subducted beneath the Eurasian Plate. This subduction zone can lead to intense volcanic activity due to the melting and rising of magma from the subducted plate.
Mount Hood is formed by a convergent boundary where the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate is being subducted beneath the North American plate. This subduction causes magma to rise and create the volcanic activity that forms Mount Hood.
A convergent plate boundary where one plate subducts beneath another is the type of plate boundary that triggers the formation of active volcanoes. The subducted plate melts and forms magma, which rises to the surface and causes volcanic activity.
A Collision plate boundary, where two continental plates that are the same in density and thickness, push against each other forming fold mountains and crumble zones. This causes Earthquakes from the pressure and stress but not volcanoes.