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Fofino [41]
3 years ago
13

Which plate boundary and movement commonly create volcanoes that can result in the development of habitable islands? Explain how

islands can be created by plate tectonics
Geography
1 answer:
nasty-shy [4]3 years ago
6 0
1:Plates move away from one another at divergent boundaries. This happens at mid-ocean ridges<span>. Plates move towards one another at convergent boundaries; one plate is forced below another in a process called subduction. 

2:</span><span>In areas where the </span>plates<span> come together, sometimes volcanoes </span>will<span> form. Volcanoes</span>can<span> also form in the middle of a </span>plate<span>, where magma rises upward until it erupts on the seafloor, at what is called a “hot spot.” The Hawaiian </span>Islands<span> were </span>formed<span> by such a hot spot occurring in the middle of the Pacific </span>Plate<span>.

I hope this helps!</span>
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