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Which of the following plate boundaries and hot spots have volcanic activity (magma generated)?

Choose all possible correct answers. You will lose points for correct answers missed and incorrect answers are chosen.

1. Continental hot spots

2. Continent-Continent Divergent

3. Ocean-Ocean Divergent

4. Oceanic hot spots

5. Continent-Continent Transform

6. Ocean-Continent Convergent

7. Ocean-Ocean Transform

8. Continent-Continent Convergent

9. Ocean-Ocean Convergent

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Answer: Options (1), (3), (4), (6) and (9)

Explanation: Hot-spots are the region of active volcanisms and this could be due to the presence of large mantle plumes, plate tectonic movement, as well as other reasons.

Hot-spots are generated in the following tectonically active boundaries such as-

  • Convergence of two oceanic plates.
  • Convergence of an oceanic and  continental plate.
  • Divergence of two oceanic plates.
  • Hotspots within the oceanic and continental plate.

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