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RESEARCH INQUIRIES - HOT SPOTS

 

Websites: http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/hotspots.html gives information about hot spots

 

 

 

Define these terms:

 

Hot spot

 

Tectonic plate drift

 

If hot spots appear to remain stationary, why do strings of volcanoes tend to form?

 

Describe how the Hawaiian islands were formed.

 

 

 

Be prepared to describe what a hot spot is and how the Hawaiian islands are being formed using the above terms and information. You will present this information to your COLOR GROUP.

 

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