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Igneous Rocks

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

If this magma cools and solidifies underground, it will become

a)

intrusive igneous

b)

extrusive igneous

c)

sedimentary

d)

metamorphic

2.

Which would produce extrusive igneous rocks?

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

3.

Which would produce intrusive igneous rocks?

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

4.

slow cooling underground results in ____

a)

large mineral grains

b)

small mineral grains

c)

glassy texture

d)

gas pockest

5.

this rock cooled and solidified

a)

quickly, on the surface

b)

quickly, in the air

c)

rapidly, in water

d)

slowly, underground

6.

this lava will cool ______on the surface

a)

slowly

b)

quickly

7.

the rocks forming here will be classified as...

a)

extrusive igneous

b)

intrusive igneous

8.
a)

fine-grained

b)

coarse-grained

c)

glassy

d)

vesicular

9.

Which describes the formation of gold deposits in the Sierra Nevada?

a)

heat and pressure exerted on course-grained metamorphic rock

b)

heat and pressure compacted carbonized material

c)

mineral deposited by hydrothermal solutions in quartz veins

d)

highly viscous magma cooled quickly at Earth's surface

10.

Diamonds are sometimes found in igneous intrusions known as Kimberlites

a)

True

b)

False

11.

This igneous rock is

a)

basalt

b)

obsidian

c)

granite

d)

pumice

12.

This igneous rock is

a)

obsidian

b)

basalt

c)

pumice

d)

granite

13.
According to the Bowen's reaction series, which mineral forms at the hottest temperature?
a)
Olivine
b)
Pyroxene
c)
K-spar
d)
Quartz
14.

How are igneous rocks classified?

a)

origin, texture and mineral composition

b)

origin, color and texture

c)

texture, color, and mineral composition

d)

by their grains

15.

As the water content of rock increases, the melting point ______.

a)

first increases, then decreases

b)

remains the same

c)

decreases

d)

increases

16.

Why does pumice, an igneous rock, have holes?

a)

It forms from gas-rich lava.

b)

It forms deep beneath Earth's surface.

c)

It forms from magma that is rich in silica.