Intraplate
volcanism: Intraplate regions of voluminous volcanism are called hotspots.
.
volcanism: Intraplate regions of voluminous volcanism are called hotspots.
.
Ring of fire:
The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
Lava: magma
that flows onto earth's surface; the rock that forms when lava colls and
solidifies.
that flows onto earth's surface; the rock that forms when lava colls and
solidifies.
Magma: Liquid
rock produced under earth's surface.
rock produced under earth's surface.
Viscosity: the
state of being thick, sticky, and semifluid in consistency, due to internal
friction.
state of being thick, sticky, and semifluid in consistency, due to internal
friction.