Mantle "hotspots" underlie
A) Mount St. Helens and Mount Lassen.
B) the San Andreas Fault and Mount Lassen.
C) Yellowstone and Mauna Loa.
D) the Cascadia subduction zone.
E) Yellowstone and Mount St. Helens.

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Hotspots are areas of the mantle that produce magma and can lead to volcanic activity. Yellowstone and Mauna Loa are both volcanoes associated with hotspots, whereas Mount St. Helens, Mount Lassen, the San Andreas Fault, and the Cascadia subduction zone are not directly associated with them.

Mantle "Hotspots" Underlie