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What is a hot spot? Must be in your own words ( please hurry)

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Answer:

It depends. what hot spot are you looking for?

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Answer:

A hot spot is an area on Earth over a mantle plume or an area under the rocky outer layer of Earth, called the crust, where magma is hotter than surrounding magma. The magma plume causes melting and thinning of the rocky crust and widespread volcanic activity.

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Hope this is what you mean be hot spot!

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