Volcanoes can be formed by plumes of magma originating in this layer of the Earth below the crust
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Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching and thinning of the crust's... [DOC] [TLE] Volcano - The shape of the land, Forces and changes, Spotlight on ... [PAR] Mantle: The thick, dense layer of rock that lies beneath Earth's crust.