What does the term 'igneous' mean?
Igneous Rocks - Geology Quiz

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Air-born
Fire-born
Earth-born
Water-born
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of igneous rock solidifies within the Earth?
Pyroclastic
Volcanic
Extrusive
Intrusive
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main difference between mafic and silicic rocks?
Mafic rocks have high silica content
Silicic rocks have high iron and magnesium content
Mafic rocks have high iron and magnesium content
Silicic rocks have low silica content
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of an extrusive igneous rock?
Basalt
Diorite
Gabbro
Granite
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the texture of a rock with large crystals in a fine-grained groundmass called?
Aphanitic
Pyroclastic
Porphyritic
Vesicular
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which type of rock is made from lava cooling on the surface of Earth?
EXTRUSIVE Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
INTRUSIVE Igneous
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