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Construct Explanations Based on evidence from your model, explain how hotspot volcanoes change Earth's surface. When there are tectonic plates
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Construct Explanations Based on evidence from your model, explain how hotspot volcanoes change Earth's surface. When there are tectonic plates

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High heat and lower pressure at the base of the lithosphere (tectonic plate) facilitates melting of the rock. This melt, called magma, rises through cracks and erupts to form volcanoes. As the tectonic plate moves over the stationary hot spot, the volcanoes are rafted away and new ones form in their place.

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