Why Do Hot Spots Form a Trail of Extinct Volcanoes

question 78

Multiple Choice

Why do hot spots form a trail of extinct volcanoes over time?

• A) The mantle plume moves with Earth's rotation.
• B) The tectonic plates that contain the volcanoes move over time.
• C) The heat and debris from the eruptions are enough to form nearby islands.
• D) The mantle-plume hypothesis assumes the hot plumes are wedge-shaped.

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