Igneous rocks3

This category of igneous rocks is generally dark-colored.

• mafic

• felsic

• multic

Granite is considered a (an) ____________ igneous rock

• mafic

• felsic

• intrinsic

• extrusive

Basalt lava is almost always the product of _______________ eruptions.

• explosive

• effusive

• composite

A large pocket of molten rock under a volcano is called ___________

• magma

• lava

• nifty

Stratovolcanoes are the result of ______________ eruptions

• explosive

• effusive

• mid-ocean

Mauna Loa is an example of a __________ volcano

• shield

• strato-

• composite

• strombolian

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Reorder the following from lowest silica (left) to highest silica (right)

• andesite

• basalt

• rhyolite

Put the following characteristics in the correct category.

Groups:

(a) Intrusive Igneous Rock

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(b) Extrusive Igneous Rock

• Lava

• Large Crystals

• Cools Quickly

• Above the surface

• Below the surface

• Magma

• aphanitic texture

• Small/No crystals

• Cools Slowly

• phaneritic texture

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which type of basalt lava flow is this?

• pahoehoe

• aa

• pinatubo

• aardnone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Mount St. Helens is an example of a ______________

• shield volcano

• stratovolcano

• pluton

• potato