Batholith

A batholith is a large emplacement of igneous intrusive rock that forms from cooled magma deep in the earth's crust.A large mass of igneous rock that has melted and intruded surrounding strata at great depths.

Strats vs. Sheild Volcanoe

the shield volcanoare large volcanoes that are built almost entirely of fluid lava flows

the strata volcano is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava

Gulf Currents

Warm ocean current, part of a general clockwise-rotating system of currents in the North Atlantic. A major contribution of the Gulf Stream is its warming effect on the climates of adjacent land areas.The Gulf Stream has an average speed of 4 mi (6.4 km) per hr but slows down as it widens to the north.

Plate Tectonics

Plate tectonics may boost biodiversity by recycling chemicals and minerals through the crust.If it were any less massive, it would probably not have plate tectonics.Plates at our planet’s surface move because of the intense heat in the Earth’s core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move.