Without convection, there would be no volcanoes on Earth because
A) all the convecting material spurts out at the surface.
B) rising mantle material undergoes decompression melting.
C) molten outer-core melts the lower continental crust.
D) volcanoes sink down into Earth near down-going convention cells.
Answer: B
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