Contents of 1.5 Hot Spots - Map

1.5 What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics?

The best evidence for plate tectonics is that it explains so many observations.

Hot spots along the Nazca Plate

earthquakes

South American Plate

volcanoes

Boundry line for the South American Plate

deep ocean trenches

Red line outlining a chain of islands including Hawaii

Island chain from hot spots

Fig 1.10