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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rocks | Make up the earth's crust, that are made of a mixture of minerals and other materials |
| Texture | the look and feel of the rocks surface; the grain: what gives the rock its texture. |
| Mineral Composition | geologists use a microscope to observe the shape and size of the rock’s crystals. |
| Classify | 1. Grain size 2. Grain shape 3. Grain pattern 4. No visible grain |
| Sedimentary | forms in layers |
| Igneous | forms from magma or lava |
| Metamorphic | formed deep underground |
| Igneous Rocks Classified | formed from intense heat that comes from magma or lava. |
| Extrusive Rocks | igneous rocks formed from lava that erupted onto Earth's surface |
| Intrusive Rocks | igneous rocks formed from magma that hardens beneath Earth's surface. |
| Texture | depends upon the size and shape of the crystals |
| Porphyritic texture | large crystals surrounded by small crystals, which form when magma cools in two stages. |
| Uses of Igneous Rocks | Used because they are hard, dense, and durable |
| Igneous Rocks | Basalt: gravel Pumice: cleaning and polishing Perlite: soil mixes Obsidian: sharp tools Granite: building materials |