Volcanic Hotspots and Island Chains
Discover how volcanic hotspots form island chains away from tectonic plate boundaries. Learn how moving plates create linear tracks of volcanoes over stationary magma plumes.
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What is a volcanic hotspot?
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How did the Hawaiian Islands form?
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As a tectonic plate moves over a stationary hotspot, what pattern of volcanoes is created?
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Which Hawaiian island is currently positioned directly above the hotspot and is volcanically active?
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Which Hawaiian island is the oldest and most eroded among the main islands?
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What is Yellowstone National Park's supervolcano powered by?
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What is an underwater volcanic mountain that does not reach the ocean surface called?
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What is a guyot?
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Which type of lava is most commonly erupted at oceanic hotspots like Hawaii?
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Is the mantle plume (hotspot source) thought to move rapidly or stay relatively fixed?
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What new submarine volcano is currently forming southeast of the island of Hawaii?
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Iceland is unique because it is formed by both a hotspot and what other feature?