What is a mantle plume, and what causes one to erupt? What will be an ideal response?


A mantle plume is a cylindrical plume of hot rock that rises through the mantle, most likely from the
core-mantle boundary. As the rock rises, the pressure on it declines, and the melting temperature of the
rock decreases. Melting begins and creates magma.

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a. cooled volcanic lava b. an abandoned parking lot c. a heavily polluted stream that has been cleaned up d. a bare rock outcrop e. a newly created shallow pond

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Which of the following are true of felsic magmas?

A. High gas pressures commonly lead to highly explosive eruptions. B. They do not allow gas bubbles to escape easily. C. They tend to have high viscosities. D. All of these choices are correct.

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Today most interregional migration in developed countries is from cities out to suburbs

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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On land, a traveler would notice a decrease in primary productivity by traveling from the tropics to the higher latitudes

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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