Multiple Choice
Which statement with regard to hot spots is true?
A) Hot spots are relatively stationary features.
B) Hot spots are always located along plate boundaries.
C) The Aleutian Islands in Alaska formed due to a hot spot.
D) Hot spots can only exist beneath oceanic crust.
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