Drop it like its Hotspot presentation science 10.pptx

This power point presentation is about the how volcanoes form above hotspots

1. Drop it like its “Hot-spot”

2. OBJECTIVE: Relate hot spots with tectonic plates

3. Hawai’i

4. Hawai’i is located in the middle of pacific plate Why is there so much volcanic activity in Hawai’i? Ans: Hawai'i is situated above a hotspot.

5. What is a “Hotspot”? A “hot spot” is an area in the mantle from which hot materials rise as a thermal plume.

6. Hotspot Hotspot is stationary It’s the tectonic plates that moves

7. PERFORMANCE TASK: SURVIVAL KIT

8. C R I T E R I A 5 pts