Related words. 1  poke noun. 2  poke around phrasal verb. 3  poke fun (at) phrase.  a pig in a poke 1  phrase. poke a hole in something phrase.  poke/shove/stick your nose into something 1  phrase. poke about phrasal verb at poke around.  poke fun at phrase at make fun of.
Because the subduction zone (which is also the plate boundary) is generally an arc-shape, geologists named those volcanoes volcanic arcs. A volcanic arc built on continental crust is called a continental arc; when built on oceanic crust the volcanoes form an island arc. Volcanic arcs are made of an arc-shaped chain of volcanoes. 2  The position of which could be continental or mid-ocean. 3  While an island arc must be offshore and does not necessarily be volcanic (e.g. Hellenic arc).
The type of tectonics where volcanoes occur are continental rift  volcanism, hot spot, and continental volcanic arc. The other  tectonics are subduction zones and rift valle â¦ ys on a continental  crust.Answered.olcanoes typically are found at convergent boundaries and  divergent boundaries, like the Ring of Fire around the Pacific  Plate. Hot spots around the world account for the â¦ third place where  volcanoes can occur. 1 person found this useful.