How fast are the tectonic plates moving?

How are moving tectonic plates related to volcanoes?

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    Oceanic plates can be pushed under continental plates where heat and pressure can melt them and make magma push up and out as a volcano. Or two plates can move apart and magma will come up the fill the gap. Volcanos are formed when magma is released from the Earth's mantle and erupts upward between the Earth's plates. There are many volcanos found along the boundaries of Earth's plates.

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