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Hot Spots Flashcards

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Description

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A point on the earths surface above a magma plume

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Formation

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A vertical collumn of magma rises up from the mantle, radio active elements eat into the plate above it and lava breaks through the surface. Hot spots are stationary so as plates move over it a chain of volcanoes is formed.

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Example

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Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Plate

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Plate Tectonics (15 decks)

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