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If rock A cuts across rock B what does this indicate about their hardness?
Rock A has a superior hardness to rock B
What is a dike in volcano?
A body of magma that cuts through (and across) adjacent rock. Similar to a secondary vent but it does not strike through the surface. It then hardens and forms rock. It is always younger than the rocks which surround it.
What feature is formed when lava cuts across rock layers and hardens?
A dike
Lava that cuts across rock layers hardens to form a feature called?
it is a sill
Is a sheetlike body that is produced when magma is injected into a fracture that cuts across rock layers?
laccolth (WRONG ANSWER) it's not batholith ethier. I may be wrong, but i think perhaps sill.
What is the narrow tube-like body of intrusive igneous rock that cuts across existing rock called?
What is the narrow tube-like body of intrusive igneous rock that cuts across existing rock calle
What is cross-cutting relationship?
A crosscutting feature occurs when a rock or body of sediment cuts across, through fractures, faults, or magma. Any feature that cuts across must be younger than the rock or sediment that it cuts across.
What is a volcano dike?
an intrusive body of magma that cuts across layers of rock
Why is cross cutting useful?
The law of cross cutting in geology helps geologists in relative age dating techniques. It states that anything that cuts across a rock body must be younger than the rock body it cuts across. For example, a fault is younger than rock layers.
What is the feature that is formed when lava cuts across rock layers and hardens?
Lava that cuts across rock layers hardens to form a feature called a Dike.
If rock A cuts across rock B what does this indicate about their hardness?
Rock A has a superior hardness to rock B
What is a sheet like body that cuts across rock layers and is produced when magma is injected into a fraction is called?
A dike I got it right on a test
What is lava cuts through rock layers and then hardens to form a feature called?
Lava that cuts across rock layers hardens to form a disk.
What is a dike in volcano?
A body of magma that cuts through (and across) adjacent rock. Similar to a secondary vent but it does not strike through the surface. It then hardens and forms rock. It is always younger than the rocks which surround it.
What feature is formed when lava cuts across rock layers and hardens?
A dike
Lava that cuts across rock layers hardens to form a feature called?
it is a sill
Is a sheetlike body that is produced when magma is injected into a fracture that cuts across rock layers?
laccolth (WRONG ANSWER) it's not batholith ethier. I may be wrong, but i think perhaps sill.
