Geology of the United States A slice of the Earth from the Pacific Ocean through the Pacific Northwest might look something like the adjacent image. Beneath the Cascades, a dense oceanic plate plunges beneath the North American Plate; a process known as subduction. As the oceanic slab sinks deep into the Earth's interior beneath the continental plate, high temperatures and pressures allow water molecules locked in the minerals of solid rock to escape. The water vapor rises into the pliable mantle above the subducting plate, causing some of the mantle to melt. This newly formed magma rises toward the Earth's surface to erupt, forming a
The Edge of the Earth The Edge of the Earth The Edge of the Earth is an extended play by American rock band Switchfoot, released digitally on September 9, 2014 through lowercase people/Atlantic. It consists of previously unreleased songs from Switchfoot's rock documentary film "Fading West". The EP has debuted at number 39 on the US "Billboard" 200 chart, and reached top 10 positions on "Billboard" Christian Albums, Soundtrack Albums and Top Alternative Albums charts. The first song on the record, "Fading West", is the only track that had been previously released, as the song was included on the physical edition of the "Fading West