Which statements accurately describe hot spots? Check all that apply.Hot spots can cause volcanoes.Hot spots can cause geothermal activity like geysers and mud pots.The Hawaiian Islands formed over a hot spot.Hot spots occur only at plate boundaries.Yellowstone National Park is a geothermal hot spot.

Hot spots are areas where unusually hot mantle material rises and heats the crust. They can create volcanoes and geothermal features such as geysers and mud pots. The Hawaiian Islands formed as the Pacific Plate moved over a hot spot, and Yellowstone is a well-known geothermal hot spot. Hot spots do not occur only at plate boundaries; Hawaii is an example within a plate.

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