Foliated rocks are formed under a great amount of relatively equal pressure where as non-foliated rocks are formed under high temperatures. Non-foliated rocks however lack this […]
Image source: (http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/space-environment/2-how-ellipse-is-different.html) Ellipse Definition: On a plane ellipse is defined as follows – If two special points (called the foci) are picked on a plane […]
The ring of fire is area around the Pacific Ocean where there are multiple convergent plate boundaries (subduction zones). For example the Pacific oceanic plate is […]
Hawaiian volcanoes are not located at plate margins while Cascade volcanoes are a result of activity at a subduction zone. The Hawaiian volcanoes are located above […]