E4 - Felsic and Mafic Vocabulary
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Major continent forming igneous rock
granite
Igneous rock that makes up much of the ocean floor
basalt
Resistance to flow
viscosity
Term used to explain mass per unit volume
density
The density of continental plates is (higher or lower) than oceanic plates
lower
Word for the atomic building blocks of silicate rocks
silica tetrahedron
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Major continent forming igneous rock
granite
Igneous rock that makes up much of the ocean floor
basalt
Resistance to flow
viscosity
Term used to explain mass per unit volume
density
The density of continental plates is (higher or lower) than oceanic plates
lower
Word for the atomic building blocks of silicate rocks
silica tetrahedron