What Can Occur During the Evolution of a Hot Spot

question 39

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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