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Super volcanoes can form at hotspots where the earths crust is weak and the upper mantle is hotter than normal Some material melts and rises to the surface. It doesnt necessarily have to be a super volcano. It can be a composite or sheild volcano as well. In fact most volcanoes that form at hot spots are shield volcanoes.
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What are the two major ways in which volcanoes most often form?
volcanoes takes place in two ways which are at the hotspot and at the point of weakness which are fault or crack
Is volcano poas on a hotspot?
All active volcanoes ar on a hotspot, they have a magma chamber beneath them.
Hotspot volcanoes occur along subduction zones?
No
What are groups of volcanoes called?
If it is a single island, it is simply known as a volcanic island! If however it is a chain or string of separate islands then it may be a volcanic island arc (these form parallel to trenches at subduction zones) or a volcanic island chain (these form where a mantle plume creates a hotspot and may be in the centre of a tectonic plate. A good example would be the Hawaiian island chain). They can also form a cluster of islands (an archipelago) such as the Canary Islands (again formed by hotspot volcanism) in the Atlantic of the coast of Morocco.
Where do hotspot volcanoes form?
Volcano hotspots form when there is a buildup of pressure within the volcano. This pressure pushes molten lava up causing the earth to crack. These cracks then spew out the molten lava.
What is the difference between hotspot volcanoes and volcanoes formed at plate boundaries?
hotspot volcanoes are formed away from the edge of plate boundaries. Plate boundary volcanoes are near a plate boundary
Do Hotspot volcanoes occur along subduction zones.?
No, hotspot volcanoes do not occur along subduction zones. They occur when plates pass over mantle hot spots.
What are the two major ways in which volcanoes most often form?
volcanoes takes place in two ways which are at the hotspot and at the point of weakness which are fault or crack
Is volcano poas on a hotspot?
All active volcanoes ar on a hotspot, they have a magma chamber beneath them.
Hotspot volcanoes occur along subduction zones?
No
What causes volcano's to form?
Volcanoes can be caused by mantle plumes. These so-called hotspots can occur far from plate boundaries. Hotspot volcanoes are also found elsewhere in the solar system, especially on rocky planets and moons. Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the Earth's crust.
Volcanoes that form in the middle of a plate may occur when magma partially melts through Earth's crust in an area called what?
A mid-plate hotspot.
What are groups of volcanoes called?
If it is a single island, it is simply known as a volcanic island! If however it is a chain or string of separate islands then it may be a volcanic island arc (these form parallel to trenches at subduction zones) or a volcanic island chain (these form where a mantle plume creates a hotspot and may be in the centre of a tectonic plate. A good example would be the Hawaiian island chain). They can also form a cluster of islands (an archipelago) such as the Canary Islands (again formed by hotspot volcanism) in the Atlantic of the coast of Morocco.
Where do hotspot volcanoes form?
Volcano hotspots form when there is a buildup of pressure within the volcano. This pressure pushes molten lava up causing the earth to crack. These cracks then spew out the molten lava.
HOW ARE VOLanoes formed?
Volcanoes are formed by the hotspot in the ground and turns it into a mountain which explodes.
What builds volcanoes?
When lava goes threw crust it forms a hotspot (valcano)
Where do gentle volcanoes usually exist?
They usually exist on a hotspot. An example: Mauna Loa, Hawaii
