Origin and Occurrence of Volcanism in the USA

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May 2, 2014

 

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In the United States, volcanoes generally fall in one of three regions; the Alaskan Region, the Hawaiian Region and the Pacific-Northwest Region (6). Each region has its own unique characteristics. The theory of plate tectonics states that the Earth's surface is broken down into little patches that continually shift, pass and collide with each other at a very slow rate of only about an inch a year...
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Volcanoes are created when two plates collide together, and that is called a convergent zone. Since the oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust, it goes "under" the continental crust and the water seeps up into the holes on surface and helps the magma travel up the surface. Thus, volcanoes are only usually only found near a cost or anywhere two plates meet...
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