Igneous Rocks

According to the Bowen's reaction series, which mineral forms at the hottest temperature?

• Olivine

• Pyroxene

• Potassium (K) feldspar

• Quartz

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

According to the Bowen's Reaction Series, which mineral forms at the coolest temperature?

• Olivine

• Pyroxene

• Potassium (K) feldspar

• Quartz

What minerals should you find in gabbro and basalt (check all that apply)

• pyroxene

• amphibole

• muscovite mica

• quartz

• plagioclase feldspar

_____ is an igneous rock made up of the minerals quartz, mica, feldspar, and hornblende.

• granite
• basalt
• pumice
• gneiss

If two magmas mix the composition of the new magma may be different

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

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
• Extrusive Rock

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

• Intrusive Rock
• Compaction
• Extrusive Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rhyolite is a fine-grained, extrusive, igneous rock. How did it form?

• rapidly cooling lava

• slowly cooling magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Basalt is an extrusive igneous rock. What does this tell you about it?

• it was formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

• it was formed from slowly cooling magma

• it was formed from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1