Not all volcanoes occur along edges of plates. Some occur above high-temperature areas in the mantle that force magma up through cracks in the earth's crust. The magma cools to form a volcano such as the ones found in New Mexico, Hawaii, Iceland, and Yellowstone National Park. These high-temperature areas are _____.(1 point)

Question

Not all volcanoes occur along edges of plates. Some occur above high-temperature areas in the mantle that force magma up through cracks in the earth's crust. The magma cools to form a volcano such as the ones found in New Mexico, Hawaii, Iceland, and Yellowstone National Park. These high-temperature areas are _____.(1 point)
Responses

A.  fire rings
A.  fire rings

B.  hot pockets
B.  hot pockets

C.  hotspots
C.  hotspots

D.  geothermal spouts

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct answer is **C. hotspots**.