Duehw Flashcards

1
Q

What are volcanoes?

A

A vent or openings tgat expel molten rock or magma

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2
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How are volcanoes formed?

A

Are formed by subduction,sea floor spreadings, and hot spots

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3
Q

Is the process by which
collision of the earth’s crustal
plates results in one plate’s
being drawn down or
overridden by another,
localized along the juncture
(subduction zone ) of two
plates

A

subduction

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4
Q

A fixed
source of
magma
rising
beneath a
plate
forming
volcanic
islands

A

hotspots

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5
Q

is the usual process at work at
divergent plate boundaries, leading
to the creation of new ocean floor.

A

seafloor spreading

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6
Q

parts of a volcano

A

base,flank,summit, and the magma resovoir

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