Contents of 1.5 Hot Spots

Image of a volcano erupting with an inset image of a diagram showing the motion of the plate to cause the building of mountains.

1.5 What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics?

Text Box: Hot spots Fixed spot of rising mantle plume Plate moves across Builds island chain in passing

Hot spots

Fixed spot of rising mantle plume

Plate moves across

Builds island chain in passing

Fig 1.12