Duehw Flashcards
1
Q
What are volcanoes?
A
A vent or openings tgat expel molten rock or magma
2
Q
How are volcanoes formed?
A
Are formed by subduction,sea floor spreadings, and hot spots
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
4
Q
A fixed
source of
magma
rising
beneath a
plate
forming
volcanic
islands
A
hotspots
5
Q
is the usual process at work at
divergent plate boundaries, leading
to the creation of new ocean floor.
A
seafloor spreading
6
Q
parts of a volcano
A
base,flank,summit, and the magma resovoir
7
Q
A