Igneous Rocks
Rocks formed by solidification from a melt
Igneous Rock
Naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals
what is a rock?
Results in formation of volcanic arcs
What is Oceanic - Continental Convergence (O - C)
Clastic
Chemical
Organic
What is Classes of Sedimentary Rock?
metamorphism from contact with magma
what is Contact Metamorphism
rocks formed from cooled lava
Extrusive Igneous
Series of volcanic arcs that have formed all around the Pacific Plate as a result of O - C Convergent boundaries
What is the ring of fire
A place where two plates slide horizontally past each other
what is a transform boundary
weathering
erosion
deposition
Burial
lithification
What is how sedimentary rocks are formed
contact
hydrothermal
regional
What is types or metamorphic rocks
rocks formed from cooled magma
Intrusive Igneous
the plastic (flexible) layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.
Asthenosphere
oceanic-oceanic
oceanic-continental
continental-continental
what is three types of convergent boundaries
formed from minerals pools after water has evaporated
What is Chemical Sedimentary
metamorphism from pressure of the Earth’s Crust
what is Regional Metamorphism
Rocks with silicate minerals
what is Felsic
the boundary formed from the separation of two lithospheric plates
what is Divergent plate boundary
Cooler, more dense crust submerges underneath the other resulting in the formation of islands
what is Oceanic - Oceanic Convergence (O - O)
formed from the remains of once-living things.
What is Organic Sedimentary
metamorphic rock with folds or bands
what is Foliated Metamorphic
Rocks less silicate minerals and more rich in magnesium and iron. Usually dark in color
what is Mafic
occurs at at convergent plate boundaries when one tectonic plate moves under another plate
subduction
More dense continental crust submerges under the other resulting in mountain ranges
what is Continental - Continental Convergence (C - C)
Most abundant organic sedimentary
What is Limestone
metamorphic rock without folds or bands
what is Nonfoliated Metamorphic