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Igneous Rocks

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  • Intrusive igneous rocks have:
    Small mineral grains
    Large mineral grains
  • Intrusive igneous rocks form from:
    Magma inside the Earth
    Lava on Earth's surface
  • Slowly cooling magma makes what type of mineral grains?
    Small
    Large
  • Intrusive igneous rocks form when magma cools:
    Slowly
    Quickly
  • What are the two types of igneous rocks?
    foliated and nonfoliated
    intrusive and extrusive
  • Fast cooling lava forms what type of mineral grains?
    Small or non
    Large
  • Which igneous rock is darker in color and has lower silica content?
    Basalt
    Granite
  • Which igneous rock is ligher in color and has high silica content?
    Granite
    Basalt
  • Extrusive igneous rock forms from lava on Earth's surface cooling:
    Slowly
    Quickly
  • Extrusive igneous rocks have:
    Large mineral grains
    Small/no mineral grains