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MAGMATISM ; IGNEOUS ROCKS

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

IT COMPOSED OF SEMILIQUID HOT MOLTEN ROCKS.

a)

LAVA

b)

MAGMA

c)

INTRUSIVE ROCK

d)

EXTRUSIVE ROCK

2.

IT IS THE FORMATION AND MOVEMENT OF MAGMA UNDER THE EARTH'S CRUST.

a)

METAMORPHISM

b)

MAGMATISM

c)

LAVA

d)

MAGMA

3.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENT HAS THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE IN MAGMA COMPOSITION?

a)

ALUMINUM

b)

IRON

c)

OXYGEN

d)

SILICON

4.

MAGMA IS FORMED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROCESS EXCEPT_.

a)

addition of SO2

b)

addition of water

c)

addition of CO2

d)

melting of minerals

5.

MELTING OF MAGAMA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT_.

a)

INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE

b)

DECREASE OF PRESSURE

c)

ADDITION OF VOLATILES

d)

ADDITION OF OXYGEN

6.

IGNEOUS ROCKS are commonly found in the surface and beneath the Earth, specifically in convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, subduction zones and hot spots.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Gabbro, diorite and granite are example of what kind of igneous rocks?

a)

INTRUSIVE

b)

EXTRUSIVE

8.

Obsidian, basalt and scoria are example of what kind of igneous rocks?

a)

INTRUSIVE

b)

EXTRUSIVE

9.

Ultramafic igneous rocks have the following characteristics except_.

a)

low silica content, less than 60%

b)

magma has very low viscosity

c)

black to olive green color

d)

high density

contains pyroxene and olivine minerals

10.

Felsic igneous rocks have the following characteristics except_.

a)

very high silica content, more than 65%

b)

low viscosity

c)

light color

d)

low density