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How are pressure and heat involved in melting rock in the mantle?
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∙ 12y ago
It is involved in the
Mantle because heat Is used for the temepeter and pressure is for how close the mantle is
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What causes diamonds to form in the mantle?
Pressure and extreme heat.
What rocks result from heat and pressure melting into magma?
sedimentary rocks
Which type of rock forms becaues of high heat and pressure without melting?
metamorphic rock
What process causes rocks to crack?
heat and extreme pressure. also water freezing and melting.
How does a metamorphic rock become igneous?
by going under heat and pressure
What is the Solid layer of earth that can flow because of great heat and pressure?
The mantle is the solid layer of earth that can flow because of great heat and pressure
At deep ocean trenches what allows oceanic crust to sink back into the mantle?
Conduction. Heat istransferred from the mantle to the crust, melting it to become part of the mantle.
What are two factors in the mantle that contribute to the rock cycle?
Weight(gravity) and Thermal energy. Gravity pulls it all down, heat pushes it back up again and
What produces the heat necessary to melt rocks in the mantle?
Pressure
What causes diamonds to form in the mantle?
Pressure and extreme heat.
How is quarts rock formed?
quarts are formed by heat and pressure in the mantle.
What are the 3 geological processes?
melting lava-weathering-heat and pressure
Melting without additional heat may be caused by?
Increasing the pressure.
What rocks result from heat and pressure melting into magma?
sedimentary rocks
What are the two main factors in the mantle contribute to the rock cycle?
pressure and heat
How is thermal energy involved in the processes of melting and evaporation?
heat causes both
Can melting happen when a compound is being formed?
yes if there is heat involved in the reaction
