Why are hot spots so strange?
A) They occur at plate boundaries,
B) The volcanoes at hot spots erupt once a year.
C) They only occur near transform boundaries.
D) Molten material rises from deep in the mantle below the moving lithosphere as a result of processes not explained by plate tectonics,

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Hot spots are unusual because they are not associated with plate boundaries. They are instead caused by plumes of hot, buoyant material rising from deep in the mantle, which can melt through the overlying plate and produce a volcanic hotspot. These plumes are not well explained by plate tectonics and are still the subject of ongoing research.

Why Are Hot Spots So Strange