MAGMATISM ANG IGNEOUS ROCKS Flashcards

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1
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THE RELEASE OF MAGMA OUT OF EARTH’S SURFACE

A

VOLCANISM

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2
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THIS IS THE GENERATION OF MOLTEN ROCKS UNDERNEATH EARTH

A

MAGMATISM

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_ OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THE PARTIAL MELTING OF THE MANTLE.

A

MAGMATISM

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4
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_ OCCURS WHEN SOME PART OF THE ROCKS MELT

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PARTIAL MELTING

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5
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WHATRE THE THREE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THAT SHOULD BE PRESENT IN THE MANTLE FOR THE ROCKS TO PARTIALLY MELT?

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INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE
DECREASE OF PRESURE
ADDITION OF VOLATILES

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6
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__ MELTING HAPPENS IN WATER DURING SUBDUCTION, WHILE __ MELTING HAPPENS DUE TO CONVECTION IN THE MANTLE

A

FLUX MELTING
DECOMPRESSION MELTING

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7
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_ IS COMPOSED OF MATERIALS THAT ARE ALSO ABUNDANT TO EARTH

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MAGMA

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STRUCTURES CCAUSED WHEN MAGMA FLOWS UPWARD INTO CRACKS OR ARE SITUATED BETWEEN ROCK LAYERS, WHERE THEY COOL DOWN AND HARDEN INTO SLABS

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INTRUSIONS

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9
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_ ARE VERTICAL STRUCTURES THAT DEVELOP WHEN MAGMA FLOWS THRU FRACTURES

A

DIKES

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10
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_ ARE BREAKS OR RUPTURES ON ROCKS WHERE THERE IS NO APPRECIABLE MOVEMENT THAT TOOK PLACE

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FRACTURES

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11
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THEY ALSO HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF A WALL

A

DIKES

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12
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_ ARE FORMED WHEN MAGMA MOVES ALONG SEDIMENTARY BEDDING SURFACES

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SILLS

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13
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THESE ARE USUALLY LARGE AND HORIZONTAL

A

ibang nasa isip mo no?

SILLS

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14
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_ REFER TO PATTERNS OF CRACKS THAT FORM WHEN MOLTEN ROCK COOLS.

A

COLUMNAR JOINTS

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15
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_ ARE FRACTURES OR CRACKS IN ROCKS DUE TO FORCES ACTING ON THE CRUST

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JOINTS

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16
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_ ARE FORMED WHEN A MORE VISCOUS MAGMA INTRUDES BETWEEN SHALLOW SEDIMENTARY LAYERS

A

LACCOLITHS

17
Q

THIS IS THE LARGEST INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS STRUCTURE WHICH HAS AN EXPOSURE OF MORE THAN 100KM. THEY’RE COMPOSED OF GRANITIC ROCK TYPES

A

BATHOLITHS

18
Q

MOST VOLCANOES ALONG PALTE BOUNDARIES WHERE THE LEADING EDGE IS CONTINENTAL ARE THE RESULT OF _

A

THE MELTING OF THE LITHOSPHERE BECAUSE OF SUBDUCTION IN A NEARBY TRENCH

19
Q

WHAT IS THE MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN MAGMA

A

OXYGEN

20
Q

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS STRUCTURE?
columnar joint
dike
ridge
sill

A

ridge

21
Q

THE VOLCANIC ISLANDS OF HAWAII ARE DUE TO _

A

HOT SPOTS

22
Q

WHAT IS NOT A SITE OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY?

A

TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARIES