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Essay heading: Formation of Volcanic Islands
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As it cools it pushes previous plates away; creating new magma to replace what has moved. Now, the theory of plate tectonics shows there are moving plates which make up the crust of the Earth.
There are only two types of plates that compose the earth’s crust which are oceanic and continental, and among these plates there are three sorts of plate boundaries... displayed 300 characters
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The first is transformal, which means two plates are sliding past one another side by side such as the San Andreas Fault in California. The second type is divergent, meaning two plates are moving away from each other, mainly happening along the mid ocean ridge. The third, and most important when it comes to volcanic islands, is convergent boundary; where two plates collide into each other (4, Trujillo)... displayed next 300 characters
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