If you were a geologist looking to identify the source of volcanic magma, you would search for evidence of a what? ______________
A) area in the upper mantle where hot magma forms a volcanic center
B) divergent boundary between two plates
C) spreading center where new crust is formed
D) rising column of hot, plastic mantle rock called a mantle plume

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A rising column of hot, plastic mantle rock called a mantle plume is the source of volcanic magma. Geologists would search for evidence of mantle plumes to identify the source of volcanic magma.

If You Were a Geologist Looking to Identify the Source