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Which forms inside the crater of a large volcano

Lava dome

What causes the pressure that allows diamonds to form in the mantle

The weight of the rocks in the crust and upper mantle results in the pressure that allows diamonds to form.

Which type of fault is under tension

Normal Thrust

Why do earthquakes often happen near volcanic regions

both are caused by subduction zones

Organisms living near hydrothermal vents have no access to light so they get their energy from

chemical reactions

After an earthquake which type of seismic wave arrives second at a seismometer

S waves arrive second after an earthquake.

What does the passive continental margin have that the active margin does not

Continental rise is something the passive continental margin has that the active margin does not

Which feature is located nearest continent

Submarine Canyon

Which is required for karst topography to form

Limestone

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