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Ch. 3 Sec. 1
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
Question | Answer |
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Erupting vent through which molten rock surfaces; creating and destructing mountains. | Volcano |
Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. | Magma |
Magma that flows out onto Earth's surface. | Lava |
Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. | Ring of Fire |
A string of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench. | Island Arc |
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it. | Hot Spot |