MAGMATISM ANG IGNEOUS ROCKS Flashcards
THE RELEASE OF MAGMA OUT OF EARTH’S SURFACE
VOLCANISM
THIS IS THE GENERATION OF MOLTEN ROCKS UNDERNEATH EARTH
MAGMATISM
_ OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THE PARTIAL MELTING OF THE MANTLE.
MAGMATISM
_ OCCURS WHEN SOME PART OF THE ROCKS MELT
PARTIAL MELTING
WHATRE THE THREE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT SHOULD BE PRESENT IN THE MANTLE FOR THE ROCKS TO PARTIALLY MELT?
INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE
DECREASE OF PRESURE
ADDITION OF VOLATILES
__ MELTING HAPPENS IN WATER DURING SUBDUCTION, WHILE __ MELTING HAPPENS DUE TO CONVECTION IN THE MANTLE
FLUX MELTING
DECOMPRESSION MELTING
_ IS COMPOSED OF MATERIALS THAT ARE ALSO ABUNDANT TO EARTH
MAGMA
STRUCTURES CCAUSED WHEN MAGMA FLOWS UPWARD INTO CRACKS OR ARE SITUATED BETWEEN ROCK LAYERS, WHERE THEY COOL DOWN AND HARDEN INTO SLABS
INTRUSIONS
_ ARE VERTICAL STRUCTURES THAT DEVELOP WHEN MAGMA FLOWS THRU FRACTURES
DIKES
_ ARE BREAKS OR RUPTURES ON ROCKS WHERE THERE IS NO APPRECIABLE MOVEMENT THAT TOOK PLACE
FRACTURES
THEY ALSO HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF A WALL
DIKES
_ ARE FORMED WHEN MAGMA MOVES ALONG SEDIMENTARY BEDDING SURFACES
SILLS
THESE ARE USUALLY LARGE AND HORIZONTAL
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SILLS
_ REFER TO PATTERNS OF CRACKS THAT FORM WHEN MOLTEN ROCK COOLS.
COLUMNAR JOINTS
_ ARE FRACTURES OR CRACKS IN ROCKS DUE TO FORCES ACTING ON THE CRUST
JOINTS