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How is the process of plate tectonics changing the shape of Alaska? How are these ongoing changes reflected in natural hazards?

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earthquakes result from this plate movement, called plate tectonics. ... The magma then rises and forms an arc of volcanoes along the boundary. This process is responsible for the formation of the volcanic mountains of the Aleutian Range and the Aleutian Islands.

Seafloor Spreading at Mid-Ocean Ridges. Convection currents drive the movement of Earth's rigid tectonic plates in the planet's fluid molten mantle. In places where convection currents rise up towards the crust's surface, tectonic plates move away from each other in a process known as seafloor spreading Alaska's high mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes result from this plate movement, called plate tectonics. ... The magma then rises and forms an arc of volcanoes along the boundary. This process is responsible for the formation of the volcanic mountains of the Aleutian Range and the Aleutian Islands.

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