Hotspots are unusually warm areas deep within the Earth's mantle that can cause volcanic activity. Magma erupts from long cracks called fissures, emitting pyroclastic material like ash, rock, and lava. Pyroclastic flows are moving masses of hot volcanic material, like nueés ardentes which are glowing avalanches of hot ash and gas that can travel over 200 km/hr. The composition of lava determines the shape of the volcano, with acidic lava producing dome shapes and basic lava producing shield shapes. Intrusive structures like sills and dykes form when magma cools underground, while extrusive structures like volcanoes form on the surface. Monitoring tools like tiltmeters examine bulging to predict