Earth Science Trivia (Hard) #1

Region of intense deformation where rocks flow plastically.

Transformation of basaltic rocks into eclogite under high-pressure conditions.

Partial melting of rocks, often leading to migmatite formation.

Sedimentary deposit from a turbidity current, often graded.

A trough-shaped fold in rock layers.

A geological structure where sets of intersecting closely spaced fractures, referred to as joints, result in the formation of a regular array of polygonal prisms, or columns.

Type of radioactive decay where a nucleus emits an electron which converts a neutron to a proton.

Supercontinent that fused with Gondwana to produce Pangea.

Curving bands on a glacier than alternate between dark and light bands, usually in steep regions or at icefalls.

An isolated peak jutting out from beneath a continental glacier.

Man-made structures built in pairs that extend into the ocean form the coast at the entrances to rivers and harbors, also acting as an agent against erosion (but sometimes causes it too).

Type of fog caused by moist air being cooled by water or land below it.

Cold polar air masses that cuase localized storms on leeward shores even when surface weather maps indicate no apparent cause for a snowstorm.

The mafic version of pumice.

The end result after bituminous coal experiences high pressures and stress.