Igneous Rock Review

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

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Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface

• intrusive Rock
• compaction
• Chemical Rock
• Clastic Rock

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A slow cooling igneous rock will have _____ crystals

• large
• small
• average
• black

One common use for the igneous rock granite is...

• building material
• cutting tools
• abrasion in polishing
• cement

One common use for the igneous rock obsidian is...

• building material
• cutting tools
• abrasion in polishing
• cement

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

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

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The process by which igneous rocks are formed...

• heat and pressure deep underneath earth's surface
• melting and cooling of magma
• compaction and cementation of sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Coarse or Fine

• coarse
• fine

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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.

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