Plutons
Describe a batholith
a large irregular "bath" of magma
What is a normal fault?
a fault where a plate slides down the ramp of another plate....with gravity
What is stress?
the force acting on a rock
What is an igneous rock?
a rock made by cooled lava/magma
What is a rock fracture?
a rock breaking
Describe a laccolith
a lens-shaped magma intrusion
What is a reverse fault?
a fault where a plate slides up the ramp of another plate....against gravity
What is compression
Why do some igneous rocks come out smooth?
they cool down faster
It is common to find ___________ under the base of mountains?
lava/magma/batholith
Describe a stock
a small batholith (a small irregular magma intrusion)
What is a strike-slip fault?
2 horizontal plates slide past each other
What is tension?
pulling something apart
Why do some igneous rocks come out rough?
they cool down slower
What is elastic deformation?
stretch something, it bounces back to original shape
Describe a sill
magma that "jumps" between parallel rock layers
the "failing" or breaking of rocks on a fault line causes what?
an earthquake
What is shearing?
opposing motion on something
What is plastic deformation?
stretch something too much, it doesn't go back to original shape
Describe a dike
a sharp intrusion of magma through multiple rock layers