Sentences with phrase «as molten rock»

The system does the same for volcanic eruptions, for it reveals that volcanoes heave and sag over many centimetres as the molten rock deep below swells and shrinks.

PAHOA, Hawaii — White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard from an eruption that began more than two weeks ago.

The columns form as molten rock cools and contracts, cracking apart.

It's possible that the distinct minerals formed as the molten rock from the SPA impact cooled.

As the molten rock solidified, the minerals preserved a record of Earth's polarity, the direction its north and south magnetic poles pointed at the time.

2) If you believe that 2 random particles, «uncreated» by the way, hit each other and created this universe, this world, which started as molten rock, which led to animals, nature, intelligent, conscience humans, etc., then, wow...

Not exact matches

The eruption is thought to have spewed almost 1 trillion gallons (3.7 trillion litres) of molten rock onto the surface, along with just as much sulphur into the atmosphere, triggering what researchers now call a «volcanic winter».

Igneous rocks are formed when molten rock (magma) cools and solidifies, with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive (plutonic) rocks or on the surface as extrusive (volcanic) rocks.

The exposed molten rock could then explode as it releases pressurized gas.

During hasty 5 - minute helicopter landings inside the crater to collect freshly crystallized rock, Pallister has noted molten rock glowing at temperatures as high as 775 °C just 10 meters beneath the dome's jagged skin.

In this study, Ghanbarzadeh developed a computer model to simulate the distribution of molten iron between rock grains as porosity, or melt fraction, increased or decreased.

Scientists have long suspected that our planetary companion was built when a Mars - sized body — commonly known as Theia — struck the young Earth, throwing molten rock into orbit that coalesced into the Moon.

The water would be warmed as it passed over the molten rock, like a pot of water on a hot plate, and start to rise before it had enough time to pick up manganese.

A molten river of rock nearly as bright as the sun encircled the planet, sandwiched between layers of gas.

Rocks become magnetic by taking on their planet's field while still molten, and this field becomes locked in as they cool and solidify.

Volcanic magma, the molten mix of rock and gas below Earth's surface, leads a sort of double life: It spends some time as a hot liquid and some as a colder, rocky «crystal mush.»

The spherules, known as microtektites, are droplets of molten rock that were melted and thrown out of the impact crater by the energy of the projectile, or condensed from rock that was vaporized upon impact.

The billion - year cycle of molten rock rising from the core - mantle boundary and falling from the crust — not unlike the motion of globules in a lava lamp — takes form, as do other geologic features of interest.

Manga, who models the internal heat flow of Mars, such as the rising plumes of molten rock that erupt into volcanoes at the surface, tried to explain the irregular shorelines of the plains of Mars 11 years ago with another theory.

As it gets closer to molten rock, it heats up.

tectonic Surface activity on a large rocky body (such as a planet or moon) as liquid rock flows up to the surface where it solidifies, then slowly drifts atop molten rock, carrying surface features with it.

(Most of Earth's oldest rock has been recycled by plate tectonic processes, shoved down into Earth's molten mantle where it melts and reforms as new rock.)

The most widely developed type of geothermal power plant (known as hydrothermal plants) are located near geologic «hot spots» where hot molten rock is close to the earth's crust and produces hot water.

As the forces fight against each other, the pressure will open up paths where hot, ductile, and partially molten rock underneath can find its way into the upper crust.

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Hart said these pieces not only feature the central theme of stone, but also stand as almost an obverted version of the planet, Earth, that so inspired Noguchi, with rock at the core in this case and a molten - like material coating the outside.

As to calculating a surface temperature, the calculation would have to calculate an average temperature above that of molten rock (before the first rock formed), an average temperature in excess of 100 C (before the first liquid water formed), and all other temperatures in between.

Miles below the surface rock there would be molten rock, but the gradient of heat in the solid rock inhibits the heat from reaching the surface [unless geological activity causes such things as volcanoes, which brings molten rock to surface.

The mantle is not «fluid rock», it's as solid as glass at room temperature, which no one considers «molten».

The most widely developed type of geothermal power plant (known as hydrothermal plants) are located near geologic «hot spots» where hot molten rock is close to the earth's crust and produces hot water.