Igneous rocks

What is the most common Extrusive igneous rock?

• Granite
• Basalt
• Pumice
• Scorie

What is the most common Intrusive Igneous rock?

• Basalt
• Gabbro
• Diorite
• Granite

How do Intrusive Igneous rocks cool?

• quickly
• slowly
• really fast

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How do extrusive igneous rocks form?

• from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

• from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How do intrusive igneous rocks form?

• from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface

• from magma that hardened beneath Earth's surface

Fine-grained igneous rocks with small crystals formed from

• rapidly cooling lava

• slowly cooling magma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Coarse-grained igneous rocks with large crystals formed from

• rapidly cooling lava

• slow cooling magma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

Diorite is an intrusive igneous rock. What does this tell you about it?

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

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

• it was formed from rapidly cooling lava

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1