Geography A-Level
Magma plumes
What Magma plumes means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Magma plumes
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A theoretical model of anomalously hot mantle upwelling, with some deep-plume models extending towards the core-mantle boundary.
Topics that use Magma plumes
- Plate tectonics (AQA A-Level)
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- Conservative margins
- Destructive margins
- Slab pull
- Vulcanicity
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- Convection currents
- Decompression melting
- Hotspot volcanoes
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