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Question

Scientists wondered how volcanos could be located so far from tectonic plates boundaries until one proposed the idea of________, where the magma is much hotter than the surrounding magma. These are _______ and do not move with tectonic plates. They responsible for the creation of _______ islands chains.

Answer 1

Scientists wondered how volcanoes could be located so far from tectonic plate boundaries until one proposed the idea of hotspots, where the magma is much hotter than the surrounding magma. These are stationary and do not move with tectonic plates. They are responsible for the creation of volcanic island chains.