18.

The product of melting in the crust is more buoyant than the rock from which it is derived and generally more buoyant than the overlying rock, therefore the product (magma) tends to work it's way upward toward the surface.  In cases where the magma does not reach the surface, the general term for this upward movement is ____?____.


Geologic Processes


Erosion,
Transportation,
Deposition
Burial and
Cementation
(DIAGENESIS)
METAMORPHISM
(exposure to High P
and High T)
MELTING in the crust, beneath a Continent
or an Island Arc
MELTING in
Asthenosphere
INTRUSION
EXTRUSION
COOLING
and CRYSTALLIZATION
UPLIFT or
OBDUCTION
(Folding/Faulting)
SUBDUCTION