Key term for AQA GCSE Geography, used in The Challenge of Natural Hazards.
Melting of the mantle that occurs when upward-moving rock experiences a decrease in pressure, allowing it to turn into magma.
Decompression melting appears in AQA GCSE Geography revision content for Living with the physical environment, especially The Challenge of Natural Hazards and Tectonic Hazards.
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