Questions: QUESTION 5 Match each location with the process that is producing melt. Hint, location A is supposed to represent a hotspot and location E is a pluton in Earth's interior that used to be an old magma chamber that appears to be heating up rock around it. Location A - Hotspot 1. Adding volatiles to the mantle lowers the boiling temperature of the rock - called flux melting Location B - You decide the type of Plate Boundary Location C - You decide the type of Plate Boundary 2. Hot mantle rock heats nearby crustal rock - called heat transfer Location D - Rift zone, a type of Divergent Plate Boundary 3. Pressure is decreased - called decompression melting Location E- Igneous Plution, magmatic body in the subsurface

QUESTION 5

Match each location with the process that is producing melt.
Hint, location A is supposed to represent a hotspot and location E is a pluton in Earth's interior that used to be an old magma chamber that appears to be heating up rock around it.
Location A - Hotspot
1. Adding volatiles to the mantle lowers the boiling temperature of the rock - called flux melting
Location B - You decide the type of Plate Boundary
Location C - You decide the type of Plate Boundary
2. Hot mantle rock heats nearby crustal rock - called heat transfer
Location D - Rift zone, a type of Divergent Plate Boundary
3. Pressure is decreased - called decompression melting
Location E- Igneous Plution, magmatic body in the subsurface

Transcript text: QUESTION 5 Match each location with the process that is producing melt. Hint, location A is supposed to represent a hotspot and location E is a pluton in Earth's interior that used to be an old magma chamber that appears to be heating up rock around it. Location A - Hotspot 1. Adding volatiles to the mantle lowers the boiling temperature of the rock - called flux melting Location B - You decide the type of Plate Boundary Location C - You decide the type of Plate Boundary 2. Hot mantle rock heats nearby crustal rock - called heat transfer Location D - Rift zone, a type of Divergent Plate Boundary 3. Pressure is decreased - called decompression melting Location E- Igneous Plution, magmatic body in the subsurface

Solution

Solution Steps

Step 1: Identify the process at Location A

Location A is a hotspot.
Hotspots are typically associated with decompression melting due to the upwelling of hot mantle material.

Step 2: Identify the process at Location B

Location B is a convergent plate boundary.
Convergent boundaries often involve the addition of volatiles (like water) to the mantle, which lowers the melting point of the rock, known as flux melting.

Step 3: Identify the process at Location C

Location C is a divergent plate boundary.
Divergent boundaries are characterized by the upwelling of mantle material and the reduction of pressure, leading to decompression melting.