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Hotspot (geology)

earth science Maturity 7-9

Hot spots are very hot spots deep down.

Hawaii hotspot cross-sectional diagram.jpg
Hawaii hotspot cross-sectional diagram.jpg
They make volcanoes rise up. The ground moves over the heat. This makes a long line of islands.
Hawaii hotspot.jpg
Hawaii hotspot.jpg
It is like a trail. Do you want to see a volcano?

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File:Hawaii hotspot cross-sectional diagram.jpg
Hawaii hotspot cross-sectional diagram.jpg
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Partial melting asthenosphere EN.svg
File:Tectonic plates boundaries physical World map Wt 180degE centered-en.svg
Tectonic plates boundaries physical World...
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HotspotTrails.JPG
File:Hawaii hotspot.jpg
Hawaii hotspot.jpg
File:Puu Oo cropped.jpg
Puu Oo cropped.jpg
File:Mauna Loa Volcano.jpg
Mauna Loa Volcano.jpg
File:Bowie Seamount1.jpg
Bowie Seamount1.jpg
File:Axial Exaggerated Bathymetry.jpg
Axial Exaggerated Bathymetry.jpg
File:Mauna Kea from the ocean.jpg
Mauna Kea from the ocean.jpg
File:Hualālai 1996.jpg
Hualālai 1996.jpg
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CourtHotspots.png

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