The problem with models using plumes to power plate movements is that the volume of material rising in the plumes is thought to be small compared to the volume of the moving plates themselves.

• 以地幔羽来提供板块运动动力的模型所遇到的问题是，自地幔羽升起的物质的体积与移动板块本身的体积相比是偏小的。