How Does Subduction Lead to Volcanic Activity
These Plates Collide, Slide Past, and Move Apart from Each Other. Where They Collide and One Plate Is Thrust Beneath Another (A Subduction Zone), the Most...
How does subduction produce magma?
At the point where two plates collide, one plate may be pushed under the other plate, so that it sinks into the mantle. … The increased water content lowers the melting point of the mantle rock in this wedge, causing it to melt into magma. This sort of magma production is called subduction zone volcanism.
What makes volcanoes more explosive?
When magma is rapidly expelled from a volcano, it undergoes rapid cooling. … This induces the formation of crystals, resulting in a sudden increase in the viscosity of the magma. In turn, this produces magma fragmentation, creating a highly explosive eruption.
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