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minerals and rocks
vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| igneous rock | when hot magma cools and hardens, it forms |
| lava | when magma reaches earth's surface and flows from volcanoes its called |
| intrusive | rocks that form from magma below the surface |
| extrusive | rocks that are formed as lava cools on the surface of earth |
| basaltic | describes dense, dark-colred igneous rock formed from magma rich in magnesium and iron and poor in silica |
| granitic | describes generally light-colored, silica-rich, igneous rock that is less dense than basaltic rock |