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What is the area where magma is forced up through a crack in the lithosphere?
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∙ 13y ago
Volcano.
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What allows the tectonic plates in the lithosphere to move?
the hot magma moves around and they move.
Why does magma rise through the crust above it in an erupting volcano?
The Earth's internal pressures force magma to the surface in areas of weakness , or sometimes faults.
What happens when new basalt forms along mid ocean ridges?
Magma that has bubbled up through the crack in the Earth's surface.
What will happen if S waves encounter magma or molten rocks?
S waves will not pass through magma.
What type of volcano forms where magma is being forced up from the extreme depths within earth or in areas where earth's plates are moving apart?
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What is magma that hardens after being forced into a crack across rock?
Magma that hardens after being forced into a crack across rock is called a dike.
What is a crack through which magma flows is a?
fissure
What is the crack in the ocean floor through magma rises?
heat from a volcanoe
How does magma get pushed through a vent?
Magma gets pushed through a vent because when the volcano ruptures it is forced out of the volcano.
When magma erupts what does it go through?
It goes through, a fault, crack, vent or hole on a volcano.
What is a narrow almost vertical crack in the crust that magma rises to the surface through?
eruption
What is a hole or crack in the earth's crust through which magma rises to the surface called?
a volcano.
What volcano is located in the middle of the lithosphere?
magma
This is formed when magma is forced through rock layers and solifies vertically?
A dike.
When magma from beneath the earth project surface is push up but doesn't actually crack through?
Sometimes it matters how strong the magma is because it has to have alot of force to break through
What is in a volcanoes?
the magma in the core of the erath pushes it's self through a crack in the erath's crust and when the magma burst out from the pressure behind it, it becomes lava, so magma is in a volcanoe.
What happens when hot magma reaches the top of the asthenosphere?
When magma reaches the top of the asthenosphere it can start to work its way through the lithosphere, potentially reaching the surface to erupt from volcanoes.
