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A hot spot is not on a volcano, it is something that can lead to volcano formation. The deeper you go into the earth, the hotter it gets. Sometimes especially hot material wells up from deep within the mantle in what is called a mantle plume. As the plume nears the crust some of it melts. This magma can rise through the crust to form volcanoes.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoIf you mean "HOT SPOT" I can tell you. A chain of volcanoes can form by continental drift (this theory was created by Alfred Wegener who was rejected until 30 years after his death). An example of this is Hawaii. Hawaii is a hot spot that has created many volcanoes.
As the tectonic plates move, the hot spot stays in the same place, therefore creating more than one volcano.
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∙ 13y agoYes. It sure does :l
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What is the famous example of hot spots?
Hawaii is a famous example, it holds volcanoes and is on the fire chain, the fire chain is a chain of volcanoes on the bordering plate tectonics.
The hawaiian islands are a chain of volcanoes that form over?
that were formed over hot spots
What type of mountain is not formed do to plate collision?
hot spot volcanoes such as the Hawaiian island chain.
In plate tectonic theory what does a hot spot create?
A hot spot will often generate volcanoes. Many hot spots show a chain of extinct volcanoes in one direction, indicating that the plate moved over the stationary hot spot.
What is the place where volcanoes form in the middle of plates called?
its called a hot spot, its Region of the Earth's upper mantle that upwells to melt through the crust to form a volcanic feature. Most volcanoes that cannot be ascribed either to a subduction zone or to seafloor spreading at midocean ridges are attributed to hot spots. The 5% of known world volcanoes not closely related to such plate margins are regarded as hot-spot volcanoes. Hawaiian volcanoes are the best examples of this type, occurring near the centre of the northern portion of the Pacific Plate. A chain of extinct volcanoes or volcanic islands (and seamounts), such as the Hawaiian chain, can form over millions of years where a lithospheric plate moves over a hot spot. The active volcanoes all lie at one end of the chain or ridge, and the ages of the islands or the ridge increase with their distance from those sites of volcanic activity.
What is the famous example of hot spots?
Hawaii is a famous example, it holds volcanoes and is on the fire chain, the fire chain is a chain of volcanoes on the bordering plate tectonics.
How have volcanoes helped to create the Hawaiian islands?
Volcanoes shot out magma which cooled down to make the Hawaiian Islands.
The hawaiian islands are a chain of volcanoes that form over?
that were formed over hot spots
What type of mountain is not formed do to plate collision?
hot spot volcanoes such as the Hawaiian island chain.
What type of mountain is not formed to plate collision?
hot spot volcanoes such as the Hawaiian island chain.
Why do volcanoes make ash?
cuz there wicked hot!
In plate tectonic theory what does a hot spot create?
A hot spot will often generate volcanoes. Many hot spots show a chain of extinct volcanoes in one direction, indicating that the plate moved over the stationary hot spot.
How are hot spots used to determine the speed of the plate movement?
hot spots are stationary and the plate move over it. this leaves a chain of volcanoes as the plates are moving. the volcanoes get younger as you approach the active hot spot. date the islands and you will know the speed of the plates
What is the place where volcanoes form in the middle of plates called?
its called a hot spot, its Region of the Earth's upper mantle that upwells to melt through the crust to form a volcanic feature. Most volcanoes that cannot be ascribed either to a subduction zone or to seafloor spreading at midocean ridges are attributed to hot spots. The 5% of known world volcanoes not closely related to such plate margins are regarded as hot-spot volcanoes. Hawaiian volcanoes are the best examples of this type, occurring near the centre of the northern portion of the Pacific Plate. A chain of extinct volcanoes or volcanic islands (and seamounts), such as the Hawaiian chain, can form over millions of years where a lithospheric plate moves over a hot spot. The active volcanoes all lie at one end of the chain or ridge, and the ages of the islands or the ridge increase with their distance from those sites of volcanic activity.
What is Hang loose chain of shield volcanoes?
The Hawaiian Islands are the "hang loose" chain of shield volcanoes.
What is the direction of the plate and how does this compare to the trend in direction of the island chain?
The pacific plate moves towards the northwest. the plate moves the older volcanoes with it and so the hot spot produces new volcanoes.
What volcano in Hawaii is a shield volcano?
All of the active and inactive volcanoes that are part of the Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount chain are shield volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are the result of Hot Spot volcanism which is the type of volcanic force that created the Hawaiian islands.
