magma
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The magma traveled from more than 20 kilometers beneath Earth's surface before stopping just 1.6 kilometers below the island, narrowly avoiding an eruption.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The magma traveled upward through one of São Jorge Island's major fault systems known as the Pico do Carvão Fault Zone.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
During the 2022 unrest, however, the rising magma triggered thousands of smaller earthquakes clustered along the fault rather than one major quake.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Some vents are powered by heat from volcanic activity deep within Earth, while others form through chemical reactions between water and rock that generate heat without magma.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
They saw no evidence of magma, lahars, or pyroclastic flows.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing magma
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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