Virginia Earth Science Igneous rock

The solid part of the earth is composed of substances collectively known as ​ (a)   .

Nearly every rock is composed of ​ (b)   .

There are ​ (c)   ;

Igneous, Sedimentary, and ​ (d)   .

• rock
• minerals
• 3 main rock classifications
• Metamorphic

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Igneous rock is molten material from a volcano ( ​ (a)   ) from deep inside the earth ( ​ (b)   ) which cools and hardens.

Ignis in igneous in latin means " ​ (c)   "

Igneous rocks are are usually found near volcanoes or divergent boundaries ( ​ (d)   ).

• lava
• magma
• fire
• separating plates

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Igneous rock comes from magma deep inside the earth and lava that is magma that has spewed out, What does Ignis of igneous stand for

• Fire

• Water

• Rock

Which is NOT a type of igneous rock

• mineral

• igneous

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

Where are you more than likely to find igneous rocks

• volcanoes / divergent plats-fault line

• Deep ocean

• Lakes

• Tropical rain forest

​ (a)   igneous rock ( volcanic ) is formed on Earth's surface when ​ (b)   inside the earth flows out of the earth, ​ (c)   , and cools quickly at the surface to form fine ​ (d)   .

• Extrusive
• magma
• lava
• crystals

​ (a)   igneous rock ( plutonic ) is formed ​ (b)   when molten rock flows upward into the more ​ (c)   . Rocks formed this way have a ​ (d)   texture.

​ (e)   is an example of intrusive igneous rock.

• Intrusive
• in the earth
• coarse-grained
• Granite
• solid part of the crust

Match the following

• obsidian

• 
• pumice

• 
• Granite

• 
• Basalt

• 

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