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What occurs when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it
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When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it, this is known as subduction.

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How many minor tectonic plates are there on Earth
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7

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What is formed when magma begins to form a dome shape which will push the crust outward in a hill formation
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Laccolith

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Which planet claims the largest volcanic cone in the solar system
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Mars.

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Which volcanoes are shaped in a sharp peak
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Very tall volcanoes with sharp peaks are stratovolcanoes.

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What is the tectonic plate is a massive portion of the Earth
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lithosphere

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Which earthquake waves are the fastest
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P wave

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Which type of volcano has not erupted at all during historical times
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Extinct volcano's

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Which volcanoes form from the fallen cinders and tephra of an eruption
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Cinder Cone

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When magma does not have enough pressure to break completely through the neck and into a central vent it forms
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When magma does not have enough pressure to break completely through the neck and into a central vent, it forms a Dike.

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What happens as a result of the sudden shift between two tectonic plates s
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earthquake

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Earthquakes that originate beneath the ocean floor produce huge tidal waves called what
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tsunami

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Fault movement begins deep within the Earth at a point called the .
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Focus

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The crevice through which the magma bursts is called the .
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fissure

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What is magma rises it carves a tube-shaped structure
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Conduit

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What occurs when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it

When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it, this is known as subduction.

How many minor tectonic plates are there on Earth

7

What is formed when magma begins to form a dome shape which will push the crust outward in a hill formation

A+

Laccolith

Which planet claims the largest volcanic cone in the solar system

Mars.

Which volcanoes are shaped in a sharp peak

Very tall volcanoes with sharp peaks are stratovolcanoes.

What is the tectonic plate is a massive portion of the Earth

lithosphere

Which earthquake waves are the fastest

P wave

Which type of volcano has not erupted at all during historical times

Extinct volcano's

Which volcanoes form from the fallen cinders and tephra of an eruption

Cinder Cone

When magma does not have enough pressure to break completely through the neck and into a central vent it forms

When magma does not have enough pressure to break completely through the neck and into a central vent, it forms a Dike.

What happens as a result of the sudden shift between two tectonic plates s

earthquake

Earthquakes that originate beneath the ocean floor produce huge tidal waves called what

tsunami

Fault movement begins deep within the Earth at a point called the .

Focus

The crevice through which the magma bursts is called the .

fissure

What is magma rises it carves a tube-shaped structure

Conduit

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