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Hotspot

Published on Nov 29, 2015

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HOTSPOT

GIULIANA MARINOZZI
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ABOUT HOTSPOTS...

  • Hot spots are places within the mantle where rocks melt to generate magma.
  • When a hotspot forms, it stays where it's at
  • The plate continues to move over the hotspot
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TECTONIC PLATE MOVES OVER A HOTSPOT, FORMING CHAIN OF VOLCANOES.

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THREE TYPES OF HOTSPOTS...

  • Hawaiian hotspot
  • Galapagos hotspot
  • Yellowstone hotspot
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The Hawaiian hotspot is located in the North Pacific Ocean. Hawaii was made because of this hotspot.

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The Galapagos hotspot is located in the East Pacific Ocean. It is on top of the Nazca plate. It created the islands of Galapagos.

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Beneath Yellowstone National Park is a volcanic hotspot. The most recent enormous eruption occurred 640,000 years ago.

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Giuliana Marinozzi