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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Where do Volcanoes occur most often
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Usually along convergent plate boundaries, but they can also
occur at divergent plate boundaries and hotspots.
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What type of volcano is built almost entirely from ejected lava fragments
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Cinder Cones
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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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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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Which factor plays a major part in determining the form of a volcano
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magma compostion <--novanet
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At what kind of boundary does oceanic lithosphere plunge beneath and overriding continental plate
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Convergent oceanic-continental boundary
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How explosively or quietly a volcano erupts is not affected by the
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If a volcano erupts more explosively, the lava spewing out tends
to reach farther, possibly ruining a near by town. If it erupts
more quietly, not as much lava tends to spew out. However, any
eruption will cause harm to the atmosphere because it releases
harmful pollutants.
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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 a hot plume of mantle material which may extend to the core mantle boundary produces a
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.
Where do Volcanoes occur most often
Usually along convergent plate boundaries, but they can also
occur at divergent plate boundaries and hotspots.
What type of volcano is built almost entirely from ejected lava fragments
Cinder Cones
What are the volcanic landforms at divergent ocean plate boundaries called
The volcanic landforms at divergent ocean plate boundaries are
oceanic ridges.
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
Which factor plays a major part in determining the form of a volcano
magma compostion <--novanet
At what kind of boundary does oceanic lithosphere plunge beneath and overriding continental plate
Convergent oceanic-continental boundary
How explosively or quietly a volcano erupts is not affected by the
If a volcano erupts more explosively, the lava spewing out tends
to reach farther, possibly ruining a near by town. If it erupts
more quietly, not as much lava tends to spew out. However, any
eruption will cause harm to the atmosphere because it releases
harmful pollutants.
Did Hawaiian volcano have the most explosive eruption
No. Volcanic eruptions in Hawaii are not usually explosive.
What does most magma forms from
Magma is liquid rock from volcanoes.
What is a hot plume of mantle material which may extend to the core mantle boundary produces a