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A geological hot spot is where hot magma rises from the earth's mantle, which creates volcanic activity.
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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.
Do hot spots form only under oceanic crust?
No, there is a hot spot underyellowstone
What is Yellowstone formed on?
A hot spot in the Earth's mantle.
What is an example of a hot-spot volcano?
The Hawaiian islands, Iceland, and Yellowstone are three examples of hot spots.
What is the difference between the volcanic activity that occurs at a hot spot and the volcanic activity at a subduction boundary between an oceanic plate and a continental plate?
The hot spot volcanic activity is not dependent on the subduction and melting of oceanic crust. The hot spot simply appears to be a non-moving place in the Earth's mantle where heat rises from the interior.
What geological hot spot runs down the coast of central and south America?
asss crack : )
Is surtsey active?
No, it was formed by a submarine volcano. Geological hot spot is a region getting fed by unusually hot mantle.
What boundary is hot spot volcano?
Hot spot volcanoes are not associated with a plate boundaries. Hot spots can drive volcanic activity all by themselves.
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 is a synonym for the geologic hot spot?
Depends on what kind of geological activity you are referring to, as for volcanic activity the ring of fire in the pacific ocean would be the major term used I suppose .
What is the hot spot What is the hot spot of earth?
hot spot are that places on the earth where there is the chances of magma emission
Is villarrica a hot spot?
Villarrica is a hot spot
Is Villarrica on a hot spot?
Villarrica is a hot spot
Is villarrica located on a hot spot?
Villarrica is a hot spot
Are geological hot spots collisional?
No. Hot spots are not associated with plate boundaries.
Is parinacota a hot spot?
it is not a hot spot they can afford a police system
Is kilauea volcano a hot spot?
No. It is a volcano. It was formed by a hot spot.
