Geography A-Level
Vulcanicity
What Vulcanicity means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Characteristic process at constructive and destructive margins, absent at conservative margins because no magma is generated or released.
Magma reaching the surface, driven by plate tectonics, producing effusive or explosive eruptions depending on the plate margin.
Topics that use Vulcanicity
- Plate tectonics (AQA A-Level)
- Volcanic hazards (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Adaptation
- Conservative margins
- Destructive margins
- Magma plumes
- Mitigation
- Nuées ardentes
- Slab pull
- Constructive margins
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