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- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A natural mixture of minerals.erosionmagmaalloysrock
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What does Ignis mean?hotfiresteamflame
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earthIgneous RockMetamorphic RockSedimentary Rockchemical Rock
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surfaceOrganic RockIntrusive RockClastic RockExtrusive Rock
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Extrusive rocks that form quickly above the Earths surface havesmall crystalslarge crystalssmall and large crystalsno crystals
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surfaceintrusive RockcompactionChemical RockClastic Rock
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.A slow cooling igneous rock will have _____ crystalslargesmallaverageblack
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One common use for the igneous rock granite is...building materialcutting toolsabrasion in polishingcement - Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.One common use for the igneous rock obsidian is...building materialcutting toolsabrasion in polishingcement
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is the most common type of extrusive rock?basaltgraniteobsidianporphyry
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.How do coarse-grained igneous rocks form?from sedimentary rocks changed under pressurefrom large rock particles cemented togetherfrom rapidly cooling lavafrom slowly cooling magma
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Extrusive forms _________crystalssmalllarge
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The process by which igneous rocks are formed...heat and pressure deep underneath earth's surfacemelting and cooling of magmacompaction and cementation of sediments
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Coarse or Finecoarsefine
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Stone Mountain is mainly composed of granite. What does that mean about its origin?It formed on Earth's surface.It formed below and then on Earth's surface.It formed on then below Earth's surface.It formed below Earth's surface.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What do basalt, pumice, and obsidian have in common?They form on Earth's surface from the cooling of lava.They are fine-grained.Their crystal grains are small and hard to see.They have all of these things in common.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What statement is true about the sample of diorite shown?Diorite is an extrusive igneous rock.Diorite is coarse-grained because its crystals are large and easy to see.Diorite is fine-grained because its crystals are small and hard to see.Diorite is a mineral because of its crystal structure.
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What are the two most abundant igneous rocks in Earth's crust? (HINT: They are the two most common igneous rocks!)pegmatite and pumicegabbro and obsidiangranite and basalthalite and gold
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Two ways to describe igneous rocks are _____Intrusive and ExtrusiveGray and WhiteFoliated and Non-FoliatedClastic and Biochemical