The Ring of Fire (Pacific Ring of Fire) is an area of Pacific
Plate subduction, rimming (of course) the Pacific Ocean. The plate
subduction creates a line of volcanism geographically around its
perimeter that appears to form a circle or ring.
The Ring of Fire is the subducting plate boundary of the
shrinking Pacific Ocean. The subducting oceanic crust is being
drawn under less dense oceanic and continental crust and is melting
into the upper mantle which can lead to volcanism and
earthquakes.
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What are the volcanic landforms at divergent ocean plate boundaries called
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The volcanic landforms at divergent ocean plate boundaries are
oceanic ridges.
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What are the five Hot Spots on the Earth
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There are more than just five hot spots throughout the whole
Earth. There is the Tasman hot spot, the Hawaii hot spot, the
Galapagos hot spot, the Yellowstone hot spot, Easter Island hot
spot, Bouvet hot spot, St. Helena hot spot, the Canary Islands hot
spot, and then Iceland hot spot.
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A lava flow with a surface of rough jagged blocks and sharp angular projections is called
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aa (pronounced ah-ah)
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What is newly formed land consisting of an arc-shaped island chain called
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Volcanic island arc
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What are thepulverized rock lava ash and other fragments ejected from the vent of a volcano called
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Pyroclastic material! Save
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When magma forms within the mantle it is most often a result of
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Either the loss of confining pressure causing the melting point
of the material to drop below the in-situ temperature or due to the
presence of volatiles which enter the mantle where subduction
occurs and also lower the melting point of the material.
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At which plate boundaries do most volcanoes form
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Convergent and divergent boundaries
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Which volcano is an example of intraplate volcanism
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Kilauea in Hawaii, which formed over a hot spot
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Did Hawaiian volcano have the most explosive eruption
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No. Volcanic eruptions in Hawaii are not usually explosive.
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What does most magma forms from
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Magma is liquid rock from volcanoes.
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What is the Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire (Pacific Ring of Fire) is an area of Pacific
Plate subduction, rimming (of course) the Pacific Ocean. The plate
subduction creates a line of volcanism geographically around its
perimeter that appears to form a circle or ring.
The Ring of Fire is the subducting plate boundary of the
shrinking Pacific Ocean. The subducting oceanic crust is being
drawn under less dense oceanic and continental crust and is melting
into the upper mantle which can lead to volcanism and
earthquakes.
What are the volcanic landforms at divergent ocean plate boundaries called
The volcanic landforms at divergent ocean plate boundaries are
oceanic ridges.
What are the five Hot Spots on the Earth
There are more than just five hot spots throughout the whole
Earth. There is the Tasman hot spot, the Hawaii hot spot, the
Galapagos hot spot, the Yellowstone hot spot, Easter Island hot
spot, Bouvet hot spot, St. Helena hot spot, the Canary Islands hot
spot, and then Iceland hot spot.
A lava flow with a surface of rough jagged blocks and sharp angular projections is called
aa (pronounced ah-ah)
What is newly formed land consisting of an arc-shaped island chain called
Volcanic island arc
What are thepulverized rock lava ash and other fragments ejected from the vent of a volcano called
Pyroclastic material! Save
When magma forms within the mantle it is most often a result of
Either the loss of confining pressure causing the melting point
of the material to drop below the in-situ temperature or due to the
presence of volatiles which enter the mantle where subduction
occurs and also lower the melting point of the material.
At which plate boundaries do most volcanoes form
Convergent and divergent boundaries
Which volcano is an example of intraplate volcanism
Kilauea in Hawaii, which formed over a hot spot
Did Hawaiian volcano have the most explosive eruption
No. Volcanic eruptions in Hawaii are not usually explosive.