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What sort of plate margin was Mount Nyiragongo?

Mount Nyiragongo is located at a divergent plate boundary where the African Plate is pulling away from the East African Rift. This type of boundary is associated with the formation of rift valleys and volcanic activity.


What is the traditional theory of ecological succession How has it changed since Mount St.Helens?

Ecological succession is an important theory in ecology that states recovery of flora and fauna is a slow predictable process that restores an evironment to its orginal state after some sort of severe destructive event. However, ecologists learedn by studying the aftermath of the Mount St. Helens eruption that the planet will recover much faster and in more unpredictable ways than originally believed.


Why does food stick to your plate?

Food can stick to your plate due to a combination of factors including temperature, moisture content, and textures. When hot food cools down, it can create a sort of adhesive effect with the plate. Additionally, foods with high sugar or starch content are more likely to stick.


How does a hawaiian volcano such as Kilauea differ from a volcano in the Cascades of North America such as mount saint helens?

Its has to do with the composition of the magma. Kilauea's magma has magma with a low-silica content. This means it has a low viscosity (is runny) and thus a low gas content. As a result it doesn't damage much force to cause it to erupt, and the low gas content means there is little, if any, explosive component to the eruptions. The lava, as it is called on the surface, can then flow downhill pretty easily. It hardens into a rock called basalt Mount St Helens contains magma with a high silica content. This gives it a very high viscosity, meaning it flows with great difficulty. The high viscosity means it can hold a lot of dissolved gasses. When this magma approaches the surface, the low pressure causes the gasses to form bubbles. Since the high viscosity has held this process back for quite some time, once it starts, it happens rapidly and violently. Thus, sudden expansion of gasses results in an explosion, turning the magma into a sort of spray that becomes ash while chunks of lava "foam" become pumice. When lava with a lower gas content does erupt, it is so viscous that it does easily flow downhill and instead builds into a crumbly structure called a lava dome. The rock formed by lava from Mount St Helens is called Dacite.


What sort of plate boundary did the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami have?

The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami was caused by a megathrust earthquake, which occurred along a convergent plate boundary. Specifically, it happened where the Indian Plate subducted beneath the Burma Plate, releasing large amounts of energy that triggered the devastating tsunami.

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What sort of plate margin was Mount Nyiragongo?

Mount Nyiragongo is located at a divergent plate boundary where the African Plate is pulling away from the East African Rift. This type of boundary is associated with the formation of rift valleys and volcanic activity.


What sort of people did mt st helens attract?

tourist from every country


Sort of accidents on Mount Everest?

The sort of accidents that happen on Mount Everest are: A climber falls. An Avalanche. Sickness.


What natwest branch has sort code 60 70 08?

St. Helens Natwest Bank, Northwest England


How do you get secret stone plate in Pokemon darkness?

you have to do some sort of mission


What is a glass plate and how it is use?

== == You put a specimen on a glass plate and then view the specimen under a microscope. It acts sort of like a slide.


Who mount vesuvius?

Mount Vesuvius was likely first seen by primitive hunter-gatherers long before any sort of writing system was established.


Who discovered mount Vesuvius.?

Mount Vesuvius was likely first seen by primitive hunter-gatherers long before any sort of writing system was established.


What show filmed in Snoqualmie Washington was named sort of for the local Mount Si?

Twin Peaks


What is sort code for Natwest Tunbridge wells Mount Pleasant Road?

55-70-13


Is Mount Rushmore a national monument or a memorial?

Its an monument because an memorial is a funeral sort of thing


Does mt Kilimanjaro lie on a tectonic boundary?

Sort of. It is in the East African Rift. This is not formally recognized as a plate boundary, but can be considered a divergent plate boundary in its early stages.