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What will eventually happen to the active volcanoes on island of Hawaii which is now over the hot spots?
Hawaii sits on the moving Pacific plate. Beneath it is a powerful hot spot. Eventually, the plates movement will carry the island of hawaii away from the hot spot.
What American island were created from hot spot?
Hawaii
What will happen to the volcaoes on the island of Hawaii as a result of plate movement?
Hawaii sits on the moving Pacific plate. Beneath it is a powerful hot spot. Eventually, the plates movement will carry the island of hawaii away from the hot spot.
What are the five Hot Spots on the Earth?
There are more than just five hot spots throughout the whole Earth. There is the Tasman hot spot, the Hawaii hot spot, the Galapagos hot spot, the Yellowstone hot spot, Easter Island hot spot, Bouvet hot spot, St. Helena hot spot, the Canary Islands hot spot, and then Iceland hot spot.
What always lies above one of earth's hot spots?
A volcano. Also, when the crust moves, or plate tectonics happens, ( which causes the oceans floor to move ) it makes an island arc... Which is a claim of volcanoes. Hawaii is an example of an island arc. The island of Hawaii is still forming because it is still over the hot spot. The other islands in Hawaii were made by the same hot spot.
Which island is mauna kea on?
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How will new islands in the hawaiian chain form in the future because of hot-spot volcanism?
While the Hawaiian hot spot stays in one place, the Pacific Plate moves over it and will eventually move the currently active volcanoes away from it. The magma will find new ways through the crust and erupt on the seafloor to form new volcanoes that will eventually build into islands.
Why is Hawaii a chain of islands with mostly inactive volcanoes and 1 active island?
Hawaii is located over a hot-spot under the continental crust, and when the Pacific plate moves, the volcanoes go dormant. The Pacific Plate moves slowly forming chains of volcanoes, that form the islands of Hawaii.
Does midway island have any volanoes?
Midway was formed by volcanoes about 28 million years ago. The hot spot on the sea bed that formed Midway has shifted eastward and is today still adding to the island of Hawaii, about 1100 miles from Midway. There are no active hot spots near Midway today.
What active volcanoes in the world are a direct result of hot spot volcanism?
Hawaii,Iceland, Yellowstone National park and a couple others
Is Hawaii formed by subduction?
No. Hawaii is the result of a hot spot.
Are there volcanoes in Hawaii?
Yes, the whole state of Hawaiʻi were all created by volcanoes. Even the famous mountain on the island of Maui, Haleakala is still active, meaning it could erupt at anytime. However the main hot spot sits under the island of Hawaiʻi aka the Big Island.
