GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

TECTONICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which processes need to happen to form an igneous rock?
A
weathering and erosion
B
compaction and cementation
C
heat and pressure
D
melting and cooling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Extrusive, or volcanic, igneous rocks are formed when molten hot material cools and solidifies. There are three main types of rocks: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic. Each of these rocks are formed by physical changes-such as melting, cooling, eroding, compacting, or deforming-that are part of the rock cycle .

Detailed explanation-2: -Igneous rocks can become sedimentary rocks by weathering, erosion, deposition, and compaction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Igneous rocks (from the Latin word for fire) form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. The melt originates deep within the Earth near active plate boundaries or hot spots, then rises toward the surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -Igneous rocks form when magma (molten rock) cools and crystallizes, either at volcanoes on the surface of the Earth or while the melted rock is still inside the crust. All magma develops underground, in the lower crust or upper mantle, because of the intense heat there.

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