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astra-53 [7]
4 years ago
12

Explain how mantle plumes generate volcanic activity at hot spots.

Geography
2 answers:
azamat4 years ago
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I think it's because mantle plume is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle.
Umnica [9.8K]4 years ago
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<span>A mantle plume is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle. As the heads of mantle plumes can partly melt when they reach shallow depths, they are thought to be the cause of volcanic centers known as hotspots and probably also to have caused flood basalts.

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