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How are hot spots used to track plate motion
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How are hot spots used to track plate motion

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the plates from sink go to hot water then =clean

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When plates move they sometimes open small cracks that release heat from under earths plate, coming from the mantle or even the core at times, this heat allows scientists to determine where the plates are moving from and where they are moving to.
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