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Hot springs and Geysers. A geyser is a foundation of water and steam that erupts from the ground. A hot spring forms when groundwater heated by a nearby body of magma rises to the surface and collects in a natural pool.

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what causes volcanic action is an earthquake that is happening pushes magma out of the magma chamber and out of the volcano that is erupting.

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What can Japan's volcanic and tectonic activity cause?

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What is the main theory about the cause of volcanic activity and earthquakes in this region?

Plate tectonics.


Does Ceres have volcanic activity?

No, Ceres does not have volcanic activity.


What is the definition of volcanic activity?

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Does the moon have volcanoes but no volcanic activity?

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What can Japan's volcanic and tectonic activity cause?

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Which type of boundaries cause volcanic activity and can result in the formation of the islands?

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What is the main theory about the cause of volcanic activity and earthquakes in this region?

Plate tectonics.


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No, Ceres does not have volcanic activity.


Which type of boundaries cause volcanic activity and can result in the formation of islands?

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collision of tectonic plates


What is the cause of hot springs?

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Do earthquakes make mountains?

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Where in Antarctica does volcanic activity occur?

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Why does djibouti have volcanic activity?

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