Characteristics and Formation of Gabro

Characteristics and Formation of Gabro

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

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The video tutorial explores intrusive igneous rocks, focusing on gabbro. It highlights gabbro's dark color due to its iron content and its larger crystals, which result from cooling inside the Earth.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of rock is being introduced in the video?

Extrusive Igneous Rock

Intrusive Mavic Ignus Rock

Sedimentary Rock

Metamorphic Rock

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the rock that is used as an example?

Granite

Sandstone

Basalt

Gabro

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What characteristic of gabro makes it mavic?

Layered structure

High silica content

Dark color due to iron content

Presence of fossils

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does gabro have larger crystals?

It formed from volcanic ash

It cooled slowly inside the Earth

It cooled quickly on the Earth's surface

It was subjected to high pressure

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does the cooling of gabro primarily occur?

In river beds

Inside the Earth

On the ocean floor

On mountain tops