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

asthenosphere

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.

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

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.

Approximately how many active geysers are found on earth

1000

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