Hot Spots Flashcards
1
Q
What are hot spots?
A
Volcanic regions thought to be fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot compared with the surrounding mantle.
2
Q
True or False. Hot spots are always close to tectonic plate boundaries.
A
False, they can be on, near to, or far from tectonic plate boundaries.
3
Q
Give 2 examples of hot spots.
A
Hawaii and Yellowstone
4
Q
How have the Hawaiian islands been formed?
A
Millions of years of volcanic eruptions.
5
Q
How do hot spots relate to Hawaii’s volcanoes?
A
It is thought that a hotspot - a stationary plume of magma that rises from deep within the Earth - powers the volcanism on Hawaii.
