What Can Occur During the Evolution of a Hot Spot

question 106

Multiple Choice

What can occur during the evolution of a hot spot?

• A) an initial period of subsidence as magmas rise from the mantle
• B) formation of a fold and thrust belt
• C) formation of rifts that radiate out from the hot spot
• D) thickening of the crust beneath a passive margin
• E) none of these

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