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When two plates are moving away from each other, we call this a divergent plate boundary. Along these boundaries, magma rises from deep within the Earth and erupts to form new crust on the lithosphere.
Between the Mariana Trench and the island volcanoes, huge mud volcanoes provide a window into the boundary between two tectonic plates that have been colliding for over 50 million years and harbor unique communities of organisms that thrive in the most extreme fluid composition recorded in the oceans.
Seamounts (and volcanoes) are also associated with subduction zones (convergent plate boundaries) and seafloor spreading centers (divergent plate boundaries). SUBDUCTION ZONE SEAFLOOR SPREADING CENTER Subduction zones are places where tectonic plates collide and one plate overrides another. Such a collision can involve two oceanic plates or an
Transform-fault plate boundaries occur where two plates slide horizontally past one another. Areas where tectonic plates are moving apart from one another are called divergent plate boundaries, or seafloor spreading centers. Examples of these regions include the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and areas in the Indian Ocean. Convergent plate boundaries
At divergent plate boundaries, magma rises from deep within the Earth and erupts to form new crust on the lithosphere. Most divergent plate boundaries are underwater (Iceland is an exception), and form submarine mountain ranges called oceanic spreading ridges.
Where tectonic plates are moving apart, they form a divergent plate boundary. At divergent plate boundaries, magma rises from deep within the Earth and erupts to form new crust on the lithosphere. Most divergent plate boundaries are underwater (Iceland is an exception), and form submarine mountain ranges called oceanic spreading ridges.
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The Ring of Fire is the result of plate tectonics. Much of the volcanic activity occurs along subduction zones, which are convergent plate boundaries where two tectonic plates come together. The heavier plate is shoved (or subducted) under the other plate.
Seamounts are underwater volcanoes found in every ocean. They can form in different ways, but most are remnants of extinct volcanoes. Seamounts are generally found at mid-tectonic plate regions, called hotspots, and near the boundaries of tectonic plates. Read more
FACTSHEET | www.DeepOceanEducationProject.org. What is a Seamount? Most seamounts. are remnants of extinct volcanoes, while others are actively erupting and