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What are hot spots and what do they produce?

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A hot spot is a region deep within the Earth's mantle from which heat rises through the process of convection. This heat facilitates the melting of rock. The melted rock, known as magma, often pushes through cracks in the crust to form volcanoes.

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Some hot spots produce volcanoes. molten, or partially melted, rock beneath the Earth's surface. upwelling of magma within Earth's mantle. single, upward flow of a fluid, such as water or smoke.

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