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Many hot-spots are found in "the ring of fire" which surrounds the Pacific Ocean.

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How does heat in the Earth's mantle relate to hotspots and geysers?

Heat in the Earth's mantle is a driving force behind hotspots and geysers. Hotspots are areas where magma plumes rise from the mantle, creating volcanic activity at the surface. Geysers are hot springs that erupt periodic jets of water and steam due to the heating of groundwater by magma and heat from the mantle. Both hotspots and geysers stem from the heat within the Earth's mantle that affects the surface geology.


Where does most intraplate volcanic activity occur?

Most intraplate volcanic activity occurs along tectonic plate boundaries, such as hotspots or rift zones, rather than within the interior of a tectonic plate.


Do stratovolcanoes form on a hotspot?

Yes, stratovolcanoes can form on hotspots. Hotspots are areas where magma from deep within the Earth rises to the surface, creating volcanic activity. Stratovolcanoes are typically formed by layers of hardened lava, ash, and other volcanic debris accumulating over time.


Where geothermal energy is located?

Geothermal energy is the use of the Earth's heat to turn water to steam, which turns a turbine.


How do hotspots affect humans?

Mantle plumes - areas of unusually hot rock that can punch through the Earth's crust to create volcanoes like the Hawaiian island. Not only do they form land, which humans can live on, they create hazards like volcanoes (Hawaii itself is a volcano) and even super volcanoes such as Yellowstone, which allegedly has the potential to wipe out large areas of life on the globe. The affects of hotspots are all of those associated with volcanic activity without the fault-line processes linked with tsunamis and earthquakes.

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Parts of tectonic plates that are located above mantle plumes are called?

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