Strato volcano -- have a nice peak
- blocky rock -- viscous -- high in silica, not runny, threfore tall vocanoes.
Explosive release of gases
contains water, C12) organic found in phyto plankton, ie. seawater
Sea floor suduction under shore surface, upper level contains water which as gas goes up formaing mountains.
- Runnier magna - creates flatten vocano shape
Sea mounts -- 80 in the Hawaian Islands
a hot spot in earth's crust is moving south. North Islands are older, greener.
- meven? -- remains of melting glaciers that reduce the containing pressure that is holding down magna.
Iceland formed by mid-Atlantic ridge (plates) with a hotspot under.
A much more interesting subject than was anticipated. There are at least three kinds, have several notes of things to look up. Which means it was thought provoking. Want to lookup plate movements and directions.
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Last updated : April 22, 2015
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