Hot Spots Flashcards
1
Q
What are hot spots?
A
A area of the crust that is being battered by a mantle plume
2
Q
What volcano forms is the hot spot is under a oceanic crust?
A
Shield volcano
3
Q
What volcano forms is the hot spot is under a continental crust?
A
Composite cone
4
Q
What is Tephra?
A
Rock fragments from a volcanic eruption.
5
Q
What is a pyroclastic flow?
A
A fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter
6
Q
Name a mountain range that has formed form a hot spot
A
Hawaiian ridge- Emperor sea mouts
