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=Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes=


 * [[image:volcano.jpg width="117" height="119" link="@http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/animations/volcanoes/main.html"]]

The Earth's surface is broken into a number of shifting plates. Most of the world's active volcanoes are located along or near the boundaries between these shifting plates

Volcano animations on YouTube

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http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanimations/animations/35_VolcanicAct.html

How Volcanoes work - animation

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http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanimations/animations/35_VolcanicAct.html