Tectonics

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What is subdution?
This is the downward movement of the edge of a plate into the mantle.
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What is Intra-plate?
This refers to a tectonic hazard that occurs within the interior of a tectonic plate.
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What is slab pull
This is swhere a cold denser oceanic plate is pulled down by gravity into the mantle. This happens at the subduction zone.
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What is an effusive eruption?
A type of eruption in which lava flows steadily out of a volcano or fissure.
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What is an explosive eruption?
A violent eruption often caused when a large amount of gas is dissolved in a viscous magma.
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What is Intra-plate?

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This refers to a tectonic hazard that occurs within the interior of a tectonic plate.

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What is slab pull

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What is an effusive eruption?

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What is an explosive eruption?

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