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Basically, a magma chamber appears below the surface at some depth. The magma, molten liquid rock essentially migrates slowly to the surface. Once at the surface, the volcano gets constructed over the years. Volcano construction is a natural process. Look in a geology textbook or go on-line and search around. The textbook is more trustworthy !!
Go to Hawaii and you will be on a volcano formed by a hot spot. Still being formed today.
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Volcanoes most commonly form where?
volcanos mostly form on tectonic plate boundaries and hot stops
What are hawaiian volcanoes a good example of?
Volcanos over a hot spot. Also continental (or plate) drift.
Is mauna kilauea volcano a hot spot?
No. Mount Tambora formed along a subduction zone.
Where do shield volcanos occur?
Not at plate boundaries but instead form over hot spots.
Why does magma form at a hot spot?
Magma form at a hot spot due to a focusing of conditions that lead to melting. This is sometime caused by a mantle plume, but is NOT always the case.
What kind of mountains form from hot spots?
Hot spot volcanos. As these age they can become island chains and eventually subsurface seamount arcs if the hot spot is in the ocean.
A hot spot in the Earth's crust is often associated with?
Volcanos
Volcanoes most commonly form where?
volcanos mostly form on tectonic plate boundaries and hot stops
Do shield volcanos form at a transform boundary?
No type of volcano forms at transform boundaries, unless an unconnected event (hot spot) creates it. Basically, no.
Why do oceanic hot-spot volcanos often form a long line of volcanic island?
Because the lithospheric ocean plate moves with plate tectonics over the stationary mantle based hot spot, forming a series of volcanoes.
What are hawaiian volcanoes a good example of?
Volcanos over a hot spot. Also continental (or plate) drift.
What are good examples of Hawaiian volcanoes?
Volcanos over a hot spot. Also continental (or plate) drift.
Is mauna kilauea volcano a hot spot?
No. Mount Tambora formed along a subduction zone.
Are most of the volcanos located in the ring of fire?
because the eather has a "hot spot" under it, it stays in one spot as earths plates move slowly , one it burns through the crust it gives out lava , forming a volcano, which leads to chains of volcanos
Where do shield volcanos occur?
Not at plate boundaries but instead form over hot spots.
How do volcanoes form there?
its a hot spot
What features form a hot spot volcano form?
magma
