Igneous Rock A

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth

• Igneous Rock
• Metamorphic Rock
• Sedimentary Rock
• chemical Rock

Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface

• Organic Rock
• Intrusive Rock
• Clastic Rock
• Extrusive Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A slow cooling igneous rock will have _____ crystals

• large
• small
• average
• black

How do coarse-grained igneous rocks form?

• from sedimentary rocks changed under pressure
• from large rock particles cemented together
• from rapidly cooling lava
• from slowly cooling magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Coarse or Fine

• coarse
• fine

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Stone Mountain is mainly composed of granite. What does that mean about its origin?

• It formed on Earth's surface.
• It formed below and then on Earth's surface.
• It formed on then below Earth's surface.
• It formed below Earth's surface.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What do basalt, pumice, and obsidian have in common?

• They form on Earth's surface from the cooling of lava.
• They are fine-grained.
• Their crystal grains are small and hard to see.
• They have all of these things in common.

Two ways to describe igneous rocks are _____

• Intrusive and Extrusive
• Gray and White
• Foliated and Non-Foliated
• Clastic and Biochemical

If an Igneous rock is dark-colored, what is the amount of silica?

• high
• low
• doesn't matter

Is Granite high or low in Silica?

• high
• low