How did plate tectonics form Mount Vesuvius?
Mt. Vesuvius formed from collision of 2 tectonic plates, the African & the Eurasian. The former was pushed beneath the latter, deeper into the earth. The crust material formed magma & the magma pushed upward & broke through, producing the volcano.
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