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No, most of the volcanoes along the mid-ocean ridge do not rise above the ocean's surface. These submarine volcanoes are typically under the water and form part of the continuous volcanic activity that occurs along the ocean ridges. Only a few volcanoes along the mid-ocean ridge, such as Iceland, rise above the ocean's surface.
What caused the mid ocean ridge is the mid-ocean ridges are a continuous chain of underwater volcanoes more than 65,000 km long that extend through all the ocean basins.
A mid ocean ridge is a diverging plate boundary so the simple answer is yes.
Mid-ocean ridges are underwater mountain chains where tectonic plates move apart, allowing magma to rise up and form new crust, often accompanied by volcanic activity. Seamounts are submarine volcanoes that are formed by lava rising from the ocean floor. Both mid-ocean ridges and seamounts are related to volcanic activity as they involve the release of molten rock (magma) onto the ocean floor.
Volcanoes and you might find magma. (hot molten rock)
Rift volcanoes.
No, most of the volcanoes along the mid-ocean ridge do not rise above the ocean's surface. These submarine volcanoes are typically under the water and form part of the continuous volcanic activity that occurs along the ocean ridges. Only a few volcanoes along the mid-ocean ridge, such as Iceland, rise above the ocean's surface.
Volcanoes can be constructive when they form islands and mid-ocean ridges
Volcanoes
Because of the mid ocean ridge
Most volcanoes that cannot be ascribed either to a subduction zone or to a seafloor spreading at mid-ocean ridges are attributed to hot spots.
What caused the mid ocean ridge is the mid-ocean ridges are a continuous chain of underwater volcanoes more than 65,000 km long that extend through all the ocean basins.
A mid ocean ridge is a diverging plate boundary so the simple answer is yes.
Mid-Ocean ridge, rifts, volcanoes, and valleys.
to make volcanoes
Plate tectonics.
Volcanoes that form along a mid-ocean ridge are called volcanic islands. These volcanoes occur when the plates move apart to produce gaps which molten lava rises to fill.