Hot Spot Volcanoes

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What is a hot spot volcano?

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A hot spot volcano is a volcano that forms over a mantle plume, where hot magma rises to the surface, independent of tectonic plate boundaries.

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What is a plate boundary?

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A plate boundary is the area where two tectonic plates meet, which can be convergent, divergent, or transform.

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What type of boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

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Transform Boundary.

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Which U.S. national park is located over a hot spot?

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Yellowstone National Park.

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What is an example of a hot spot volcano?

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The Hawaiian Islands.

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At a convergent boundary, which type of plate typically subducts?

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Oceanic plate.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A convergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced below the other.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A divergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other, often creating new crust as magma rises to the surface.

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What geological feature is formed at a transform boundary?

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Fault lines, such as the San Andreas Fault.

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What is the mantle?

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The mantle is the thick layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core, where convection currents drive plate tectonics.