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What are examples of islands that were formed by mantle plumes?
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What type of landform is formed by a mantle plume?
Hot spot and izzi rocks
What are plumes of molten rock originating deep within the mantle known as?
mantle plumes
What forms to a mantle plume?
Mantle plumes result in the formation of hot spots.
What evidence could confirm the existence of mantle plumes?
Because for the last 30 years scientistshave confirmed the existence of mantle plumes.Visual evidence.
What evidence would confirm the existence of mantle plumes?
maybe hot outer core gas??
What type of landform is formed by a mantle plume?
Hot spot and izzi rocks
What were the hawiian island formed over?
Most people say a "mantle plume" however not all geologist believe that the existance of mantle plumes has been proven. (The presence of the islands (and other similar islands) does not of itself prove a mechanism).
What regions was the result of plumes of hot mantle rising in a hot spot within a plate?
the islands of hawaii
What are plumes of molten rock originating deep within the mantle known as?
mantle plumes
Plumes of the molten rock originating deep within the mantle are known as?
Mantle Plumes
What is the belt of a volcano called?
a belt of volcanoes is called an island arc, they are formed from Hotspots/Mantle Plumes
How did the galopagos island form?
The galapagos islands were formed from things called mantle plume. Other island were formed by this, like Hawaii. Mantle plumes are columns of hot rock from within the earth. They are about 100 kilometers in diameter and rise to the surface because they are so hot and therefore, less dense than the surrounding rock.
Does mantle plumes sink into the core?
no
What are hot spots cause by?
Mantle plumes
What forms to a mantle plume?
Mantle plumes result in the formation of hot spots.
How many mantle plumes are on earths surface?
22
The Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone are associated with which of the three zones of volcanism?
The type of zone of volcanism that the Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone National Park are associated with is called a Hot Spot. Volcanic places that are formed by mantle plumes are called Hot Spots.
