Placas Tectónicas y Dinámica Litosférica

A material from the Earth's crust with a specific chemical composition and internal structure.

A material formed by geological processes, potentially made of one or more minerals.

Rock formed from cooled and solidified magma.

Rock formed from transformed existing rock by heat and pressure.

Rock formed from compressed sediments (like sand or mud).

Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface.

A vent where magma erupts onto the Earth's surface.

The entire process from magma formation to its solidification, leading to igneous rocks.

Magma changes composition as it cools, because different minerals crystallize at different temperatures.

The process where magma changes composition as minerals crystallize in different temperatures.

Igneous rocks formed from magma cooling slowly underground.

Igneous rocks formed from magma cooling quickly on the surface.

A sequence of minerals that crystallize from cooling magma in a specific order.

Changes in rocks without melting; it involves chemical, textural, and mineral changes.

Rocks resulting from the transformation of other rocks by heat and pressure.

Rocks formed from the cooling of molten rock (magma or lava)

The process of alteration and disintegration of surface rocks

Rocks break down without changing their chemical composition.

The transport of weathered materials to new locations.

The movement of eroded materials by various agents.

The settling of transported materials when the transporting agent loses energy.

The process of loose sediment changing to rock.

Compressing sediment particles due to the weight on top.

Minerals in water precipitate, gluing sediment particles together.

The process of changing existing rocks into new types of rocks due to heat and pressure.

Rocks formed when existing rocks are changed by heat and pressure.

Metamorphic rocks with visible layers or bands.

Metamorphic rocks without visible layers or bands.

Force that compresses rocks, changes their density and minerals.

Rise in temperature, changing rock minerals.

Rocks like slate, phyllite, schist, and gneiss, having visible/layered texture

Rocks like marble and quartzite, having no visible/structural texture.

Sedimentary rocks formed from fragmented pieces of other rocks.

Detrital sedimentary rock composed of gravels.

Detrital sedimentary rock composed of sand.

Sedimentary rock formed from the chemical precipitation of dissolved substances.

Chemical sedimentary rock; often in oolitic limestone.

Sedimentary rocks formed from the evaporation of water.

Sedimentary rock formed from organic matter, like plants and animals.

Classification of sedimentary particles by size.

Sedimentary rocks primarily composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), often found in warm, shallow seas where marine organisms deposit their shells.

The shaping of landscapes by glaciers, a process prominent in cold regions due to ice movement and erosion.

A large mass of ice that moves over land, formed from compacted snow that exceeds melting.

The shaping of landscapes by rivers, driven by gravity, which erode and transport materials.

Rocks formed from compressed sediments; a result of the transportation, deposition, and hardening of mineral or organic fragments.

Natural forces (like water, wind, gravity, and ice) that continuously change the surface of Earth.

The process of transporting weathered rock fragments from one location to another.

Processes changing the surface of the earth, such as the erosion and rearrangement of rocks and the building up of new elements.