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Subsiding Seamount

File Name	m00008.img.732.subsiding.seamount.cartoon.jpg
Data Type	model cartoon
Computer Program	Adobe Illustrator CS2
File Size	223.00 KB - 2 files [ jpg,pdf ]
Expert Level	Middle School (Grade 6-8)
Contributor	ERESE Database Team
Source	Enduring Resources for Earth Science Education (ERESE)
Resource Matrix	The Formation of Seamounts

Description
After a seamount moves from the source of volcanism it begins to slowly subside. Seamounts area features located on tectonic plates, so as tectonic plates move, seamounts move along with the plates. As a tectonic plate moves away from a divergent plate boundary, it begins to slowly subside as the crust cools.