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WHY ARE THE LOCATIONS OF SOME VOLCANOES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH TECTONIC PLATE BOUNDARIES ?. WHAT ARE “HOT SPOTS”?. 03.03.a1. 03.03.a1. HOT SPOT. Example : Hawaiian Islands. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. Asia. Sea of Japan. Japanese Islands. Pacific Ocean. East Pacific Rise. Eurasian Plate.
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WHY ARE THE LOCATIONS OF SOME VOLCANOES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH TECTONIC PLATE BOUNDARIES ? WHAT ARE “HOT SPOTS”?
HOT SPOT Example : Hawaiian Islands.
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS Asia Sea of Japan Japanese Islands Pacific Ocean East Pacific Rise Eurasian Plate Pacific Plate Nazca Plate
Plate Motion Crust Mantle Core/Mantle Boundary or Upper Mantle/Lower Mantle
Plate Motion Plate Motion
Plate Motion Plate Motion