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12.2 What is the evidence that plates are rigid?
- What the location of volcanoes reveals:
- Volcanic activity reveals a pattern very similar to that of earthquakes.
- Divergent boundary data is sparse and doesn't truly indicate a lack of activity, but rather a lack of ability to collect such data.
- Recall how magma is generated in subduction areas and rises.
- What is not explained by plate tectonics are intraplate hot spots such as those in Hawaii, Africa, and Yellowstone. While few, they do not fit the model well.