What causes hotspots?

Answer 1

A hot spot is in earths mantle.a hot spot is an area where material from deep within the mantle rises and then melts, forming magma and volcano forms above a hot spot when magma erupts and reaches the surface.

Answer 2

Hotspots are typically caused by an overheating of the Earth's mantle, which leads to the melting of rock material and the formation of magma. These hotspots can occur near tectonic plate boundaries or in the middle of a tectonic plate. As tectonic plates move over the hotspot, volcanic activity can result, creating a chain of volcanic islands or seamounts.

Answer 3

The tectonic plates underneath are turning over and over again then they push together which makes a mountain like thing... The magma underneath fills up then suddenly bursts out then...BOOM...it erupts.

Hot Spots are volcanic regions...

Famous Hot Spots

1. Yellowstone Caldera

2. Island of Iceland(only hot spot on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge)

Answer 4

Hot spots are breaks in the Earth's crust where magma comes through. This usually happens in the ocean, like the Hawaiian islands. Volcanoes form over these hot spots as lava piles up and cools on top of itself. In the case of Hawaii, the tectonic plate moved slowly over a hot spot in the Pacific Ocean. As time went on, the lava built up enough to form islands, and this is still happening today. Another island is being formed now in the chain of Hawaiian islands. I forgot the name, but if you need it, you can search for it.

Another possible location for hot spot volcanoes would be the Ring of Fire, encircling the Pacific Ocean. This ring includes volcanoes from Japan, Alaska, and South America.

Answer 5

Magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust which is what causes hot spot volcanoes to form

Answer 6

As you know, the Earth's crust constantly releases gases. It has to come out of somewhere. Hotspot volcanoes are easy passageways for the gas to escape, so it will use that path often.

Answer 7

There are hotspots deep within the mantle of the Earth. We don't know for sure why they are so hot, although a reasonable guess would be that they are sites of radioactive minerals.

Answer 8

A hot spot volcano in the ocean floor can gradually form a series of volcanic mountains

Answer 9

A hot spot is formed on or near a plate boundaries.

Answer 10

Generically they are places where a source of heat is concentrated.