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The youngest Hawaiian island is the one directly over the hotspot and their age increases as they move further away.
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Why do volcanoes at a hot spot eventually become extinct?
The plate that the volcano is on moves while the hot spot does not. The volcano is eventually carried away from the hot spot and no longer has a source of magma.
If a tectonic plate moves westward over a hot spot the youngest volcanic island what will the oldest volcano be?
A volcano. :p. A STOP SLACKING A STUDY PEEPS. CHEEZUZ '-'
Is kilauea volcano a hot spot?
No. It is a volcano. It was formed by a hot spot.
Is the Kilauea volcano a divergent volcano?
No. Kilauea is associated with a hot spot.
What is a volcano at a hot spot?
Kilauea
Why do volcanoes at a hot spot eventually become extinct?
The plate that the volcano is on moves while the hot spot does not. The volcano is eventually carried away from the hot spot and no longer has a source of magma.
How is the formation of Mount St. Helens volcano different than a hot-spot volcano?
A "hot spot" stays in the same place while the Earth's crust moves above it.
If a tectonic plate moves westward over a hot spot the youngest volcanic island what will the oldest volcano be?
A volcano. :p. A STOP SLACKING A STUDY PEEPS. CHEEZUZ '-'
Is kilauea volcano a hot spot?
No. It is a volcano. It was formed by a hot spot.
The Hawaiian Islands are formed by these ocean structures?
sea mountsThe Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanoes. Volcanoes have two methods of formation, convergence of tectonic plates at the edges of the plates, and hot spots under the middle of plates. The Hawaiian islands and others in that area were formed when magma from the mantle rose to Earth's surface through a certain spot in the middle of the plate (i.e., the Pacific Plate for the Hawaiian Islands). This hot spot is situated beneath the center of the plate, and the volcano above moves with the plate as it moves, but the hot spot stays in place. This causes the original volcano to become extinct when its move cuts it off from its magma source and an island is born. A new volcano will then form above the hot spot again. This process repeats as the plate moves and a string of volcanoes (and eventually, islands) will dot the surface of the plate as the movement continues away from the hot spot.
A weak spot in the crust where magma comes through?
An active volcano, such as in the Hawaiian islands, is a weak spot in the Earth's crust.
What type of volcano is formed at a hot spot?
A shield volcano
Is the hot spot near Mount Vesuvius the biggest in the world?
Vesuvius is a explosive subduction volcano, not a hot spot volcano.
Is the Kilauea volcano a divergent volcano?
No. Kilauea is associated with a hot spot.
How is Hawaii a volcano?
AnswerHawaii is a volcanic chain of islands formed over a 'hot spot' in the Earth's mantle. As the Pacific tectonic plate slowly moves over the hot spot, volcanoes rise from the seafloor, forming the islands. A new, future Hawaiian island is rising from the seafloor at this time. As the islands move away from the hot spot, the volcanoes become dormant, resulting in a chain of eroding mountains.
What is a volcano at a hot spot?
Kilauea
Why are craters and volcanoes a special features on mars?
Volcanoes are a special feature on Mars because they suggest that plate tectonics may have played a part in shaping Mars' geology in the past. There are volcano chains on mars similar to Hawaiian island chain. The chain of volcanoes is created from a hot spot underneath the plates as the plate moves across the hot spot a new volcano is formed until the plate moves again to create a new location for yet another volcano all of which are in a chain
