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A hot spot supervolcano forms when a plume of hot mantle material rises from deep within the Earth, creating a localized area of intense volcanic activity. As the tectonic plate moves over this stationary hot spot, magma accumulates and can lead to explosive eruptions and the eventual formation of a large caldera. The repeated eruptions can create extensive volcanic deposits, dramatically altering the landscape over time. Notable examples include Yellowstone and the Hawaiian Islands, where the hot spot has remained relatively fixed while the tectonic plate has shifted.
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How does a hot-spot supervolcano (such as Yellowstone) form?
How hot is the Yellowstone hotspot? At 80 kilometres beneath the Earth's surface it's about 1450 °C, say researchers - which, for a supervolcano, is only lukewarm.That doesn't mean we won't get http://wiki.answers.com/article/dn12896-magma-surge-causes-record-rise-at-yellowstone.html. The last explosion, some 642,000 years ago, created the Yellowstone caldera and http://wiki.answers.com/article/mg18925345.100-how-a-supervolcano-covers-a-continent.html.
How do volcanoes form there?
its a hot spot
Is Wyoming a volcanic hot spot?
Wyoming is not considered a volcanic hot spot like areas such as Hawaii or Yellowstone. However, the state does have some past volcanic activity, such as within Yellowstone National Park where the Yellowstone Caldera is located. This caldera is an active supervolcano hotspot.
What features form a hot spot volcano form?
magma
How does a volcanic hot spot form?
follar
What causes hot spot volcanoes form?
Magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust which is what causes hot spot volcanoes to form
Can a hot spot form stratovolcano?
Yes. Stratovolcanoes can form over continental hot spots.
When was Yellowstone supervolcano formed?
The Yellostone volcano as it currently is formed about 2.1 million years ago. The hot spot that produced it has produced a chain of supervolcanoes, all of which are extinct apart from the current one in Yellowstone. This hot spot appears sto have started forming such volcanoes about 15 million years ago.
Is old faithful really a supervolcano?
No. Old Faithful is a geyser. However, it and the other geysers and hot springs of Yellowstone are the result of heat generated by a supervolcano.
Do hot spots form only under oceanic crust?
No, there is a hot spot underyellowstone
What may form with continuous eruptions at a hot spot?
A volcano
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.
