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3:1 Volcanoes
Volcanoes and Plate tectonics
Answer | Question |
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Volcano | erupting vent through which molten rock surfaces; creating and destructing mountains. |
Magma | Molten rock beneath the earth surface. |
Lava | Lava that flows onto Earth's surface. |
Ring of fire | Pacific Ring of Fire (or just The Ring of Fire) is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. |
Island arc | A string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench. |
Hot spot | An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it. |