Magma can rise when pieces of Earth's crust called tectonic plates slowly move away from each other. The magma rises up to fill in the space.
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Magma
/ˈmæɡ.mə/
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5 entriesbasaltic magmafelsic magmaintermediate magmamafic magmarhyolitic magma
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6 entriesbasaltic magmafelsic magmamafic magmamagma chambermagmatic differentiationmolten rock
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Magma from the mantle or lower crust rises through its crust towards the surface.
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The screams are harmonic tremors, and researchers at the University of Washington believe they are caused when magma is forced through a narrow conduit at greater and greater pressure into the heart of the volcano.
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North Kivu province Military Governor Constant Ndima Kongba announced the mandatory evacuation of 10 neighborhoods in the city after seismic and ground deformation data indicated the presence of magma under Goma, extending under adjacent Lake Kivu.
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