Definition of marriage. 1  1a see usage paragraph below : the state of being united as spouses in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by lawb : the mutual relation of married persons : wedlockc : the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage.
The majority of the surface rocks on the North American continent are sedimentary. The mountainous regions of the west and southwest are made of igneous rocks. The Appalachian Mountain region of the eastern U.S. and most of eastern Canada are made of metamorphic rocks.
Fact: 70% of the Earth's surface is ocean floor, which is made of basalt, an igneous rock produced at mid-ocean ridges. The ridges are the most volcanically active features on the planet. Plate boundary volcanism