Igneous Rocks

What is the most common Extrusive igneous rock?

• Granite
• Basalt
• Pumice
• Scorie

What is the most common Intrusive Igneous rock?

• Basalt
• Gabbro
• Diorite
• Granite

Where can we find Basalt?

• mountains
• valleys
• deserts
• ocean floor

What does Ignis mean?

• hot
• fire
• steam
• flame

How are igneous rocks classified?

• origin, texture and mineral composition

• origin, color and texture

• texture, color, and mineral composition

• by their grains

Where is magma found?

• inside Earth

• on the surface of the Earth

Where is lava found?

• inside Earth

• on the surface of the Earth

How do extrusive igneous rocks form?

• from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

• from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How do intrusive igneous rocks form?

• from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

• from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

Fine-grained igneous rocks with small crystals formed from

• rapidly cooling lava

• slowly cooling magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4