The thin crust of a rift zone causes melting in the upper mantle, resulting in volcanic activity.
The thin crust of a rift zone causes melting in the upper mantle, resulting in volcanic activity.
The thin crust of a rift zone causes melting in the upper mantle, resulting in volcanic activity.
so magma can cool below earth surface to from igneous rocks.
The thin crust of a rift zone causes melting in the upper mantle, resulting in volcanic activity.
The thinned crust in rift zones results in the formation of magma (molten rock) in the upper mantle, which then rises through the crust. As a result, rift zones often have active volcanoes, which form new igneous rocks.
Rift zones are common locations for igneous rock formation because they are regions where tectonic plates are diverging, creating fractures in the Earth's crust. This process allows magma from the mantle to rise more easily to the surface. As the magma cools and solidifies, it forms igneous rock. Additionally, the reduced pressure in rift zones can lower the melting point of rocks, further facilitating the generation of magma.
The thin crust of a rift zone causes melting in the upper mantle, resulting in volcanic activity.
Igneous for sure. Also metamorphic.
Igneous. Crustal material is added in rift valleys by the addition of magma.
rift valleys form by tension stress
lakes form on the floor of a rift valley
A rift valley forms at a convergent boundary.