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Why are the first minerals to crystalize the last to melt when the rock is heated?  Because it takes such a high temperature to be melted as soon as it cools it crystalizes inside it doesnt take as high of temperature to stay molten  
What is the diffrence between extrusive and in trusive rocks?  Extrusive-fine grained, cool quickly on earths surface Intrusive-coarse grained, cool slowly, beneath earths surface  
How do temperature and pressure change as a mass of magam moves upward through the Earths crust?  Temperature and pressure decrease  
What are 3 ways magma is classified?  Basaltic-least amount of silica Andesitic rhyolitic-most silica  
What is the classification of magma based on?  amount of silica it contains  
Why are there diffrent types of an igneous rock  diffrent grain sizes  
What is fractional crystalization  when magma cools diffirent minerals form at diffrent temperatures  
what determines texture?  rate of cooling determines shape of grains which is texture  
How do you check texture?  BY making thin slice and looking under a microscope  
State 1 reason why igneous rocks are resources?  minerals found in in them are resistant to weathering  
what is most common igneous rock?  granite  
what is magma made of (3 things)?  molten rock, gases, mineral crystals  
how does silica affect magma(2 things)  1. melting temp 2. quickly magma flows  
HOw are Igneous rocks classified?  extrusive and intrusive  
What so felsic rocks look like?  light colored, high silica content, contains quartz  
what do mafic rocks look like?  dark colored, lower silica content, and rich in iron and magnesium  
Do felsic or mafic rocks have higher silica content?  felsic  
what size crystals form when magma cools slowly?  large  
what size crystals form when lava flows quickly?  small  


   

 
 

 
 

 
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