Hot Spots

Question 1

Description

Answer 1

A point on the earths surface above a magma plume

Question 2

Formation

Answer 2

A vertical collumn of magma rises up from the mantle, radio active elements eat into the plate above it and lava breaks through the surface. Hot spots are stationary so as plates move over it a chain of volcanoes is formed.

Question 3

Example

Answer 3

Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Plate