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What is happening to the plates that formed the Colima volcano in Mexico?
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∙ 12y ago
The plates are colliding and causing pressure to build there for it is building up the volcano by pushing it up
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How is the opening of a volcano formed?
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Actually, the Cuexcomate is not a real volcano because it formed as a geyser.
What volcano formed on a farm in Mexico?
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Where may a crater be formed on a volcano?
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How are igeneous rock formed?
Igneous rocks are formed by heat, pressure and cooling. They can be formed inside a volcano or outside a volcano. If they are formed outside the volcano the rocks are called extrusive igneous rocks, like basalt. If it is formed inside the volcano the rocks are called intrusive igneous rocks, like granite.
Can a volcano occur in water?
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What type of volcano is formed at a hot spot?
A shield volcano
What volcano is formed by violent eruptions?
Cinder cone volcano
What volcano was born 1943?
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