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Intraplate Volcanism and Magma Formation

The document outlines key concepts related to volcanoes and plate tectonics, focusing on the origin of magma and its relationship with plate boundaries. It includes questions and prompts to facilitate understanding of magma formation, decompression melting, and intraplate volcanism. The content is structured to guide readers through the essential ideas of volcanic activity and its geological implications.

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Intraplate Volcanism and Magma Formation

The document outlines key concepts related to volcanoes and plate tectonics, focusing on the origin of magma and its relationship with plate boundaries. It includes questions and prompts to facilitate understanding of magma formation, decompression melting, and intraplate volcanism. The content is structured to guide readers through the essential ideas of volcanic activity and its geological implications.

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Section 10.1 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics


Reading Strategy: Outlining After you read, complete the outline of the most
important ideas in the section.
I. Origin of Magma
A. Heat
B.
C.
II. Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries
A.
B.
C.

Origin of Magma
1. Is the following sentence true or false? Magma forms when solid rock in the crust
and upper mantle partially melts.
2. How is decompression melting of rocks triggered?

3. rock buried at depth has a much lower melting temperature than


does rock of the same composition and under the same pressure.

Volcanoes and Plate Boundaries


4. Is the following sentence true or false? When solid mantle rock rises during seafloor
spreading, magma is produced as a result of decompression melting.
5. Circle the letter of the change that allows rock melting to begin at convergent plate
boundaries.
a. decreasing pressure
b. decreasing temperature
c. water reducing the melting point
d. water raising the melting point

6. What landforms develop as a result of the volcanic activity that occurs where one
oceanic plate descends beneath another oceanic plate?

7. Circle the letter of the answer that correctly completes the following sentence. At a
convergent plate boundary, the fluids reduce the melting point of hot mantle rock
enough for melting to begin when a sinking slab reaches a depth of about
a. 100 to 150 km. b. 500 to 550 km.
c. 700 to 750 km. d. 1000 to 1500 km.
8. Complete the concept map showing where intraplate volcanism occurs.

at sites b.
such as

a. at sites c.
Intraplate Volcanism occurs such as

9. Circle the letter of the time most intraplate volcanism occurs.


a. when oceanic crust sinks into the mantle and melts
b. when a mantle plume rises to the surface
c. when oceanic plates separate and magma rises to fill the rift
d. when continental crust sinks into the mantle and melts
10. The result of a magma plume rising and decompression melting occurring may be the
formation of a small volcanic region called a(n) .
11. Circle the letter of the number of years most hot spots have lasted.
a. hundreds of years b. thousands of years
c. millions of years d. billions of years

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