Intraplate Volcanism

Question 1

Hotspots

Answer 1

Area on the surface that exists over a mantle plume.

Question 2

Mantle Plume

Answer 2

An area beneath the crust where the magma is anomalously hotter than the surrounding magma causing melting and thinning of the crust.

Question 3

Mantle Plumes and Plate Movement

Answer 3

They remain stationary during plate movement.

Question 4

How do they form?

Answer 4

Convection Currents push magma upward and out of the crust, resulting in a volcano formed.