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13y ago

The heat comes from within the earth. As you go deeper underground the hotter it gets, this is called the geothermal gradient. For most volcano the magma comes form the mantle which is very hot.

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14y ago

yes a volcano can erupt under water there are tons of under water volcanoes but you wouldn't find any around here.most volcanoes are in really hot climate's like Hawaii or elsalvsador

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9y ago

An underwater volcano erupts the same way as one located above the water does. The main difference is that the under water volcano cools off quicker because of the water.

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15y ago

== == Yes, and when they erupt they cause Tsunamis often or Plate Tectonic issues.

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10y ago

aswer my flippin question

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