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Title: The west coast is an active margin of the North American plate; from Northern California northward ...
Post by: vgrdiver on Feb 24, 2018

The west coast is an active margin of the North American plate; from Northern California northward is
  a convergent margin. The east coast is a passive margin. What will be an ideal response?





Q. 2 - Why are there volcanoes on the west coast of North America but not on the east coast? What will be an ideal response?



Q. 3 -

Why are some places (e.g., northern California) more likely to experience volcanic eruptions than
  others (e.g., New York)? What will be an ideal response?





Q. 4 - According to plate tectonic theory, why are there volcanoes in Hawaii? What will be an ideal response?


Title: The west coast is an active margin of the North American plate; from Northern California northward ...
Post by: Erobles on Feb 24, 2018
(Answer to question 1 )  Because almost all of it occurs below sea level.

(Answer to question 2 )  

The west coast is an active margin of the North American plate; from Northern California northward is
a convergent margin. The east coast is a passive margin.



(Answer to question 3 )  

Volcanoes are located on convergent or divergent plate boundaries. Places within plates may
experience volcanism if they are over a hot spot.



(Answer to question 4 )  The volcanoes formed over a hot spot


Title: The west coast is an active margin of the North American plate; from Northern California northward ...
Post by: vgrdiver on Feb 24, 2018
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