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This type of volcano erupts with some degree of regularity

Intermittent

What portion of the mantle is hot enough to begin melting rocks into magma

asthenosphere

Which volcanoes form from extensive fluid lava flow that erupts numerous times

A+

Shield

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

A sudden shift between two tectonic plates would result in an earthquake. If the earthquake was strong enough, and eneath the sea bed, the water would form very large waves going onto land, causing a tsunami.

Which ocean has many small scattered islands that were formed from the tips of extinct volcanoes

Pacific

What forms when lava flows vertically through a layer of rock

dike

When magma reaches the exterior of the Earth's crust is becomes
Which volcanoes form from the fallen cinders and tephra of an eruption

Cinder Cone

Approximately how many active geysers are found on earth

1000

The crevice through which the magma bursts is called the .

fissure

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