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Igneous Rocks

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Igneous rocks forms when this happenshot magma cools and hardens to form rocks
Why is magma forced to the surface?magma is less dense than the surrounding rock
Intrusivetype of igneous rock that has large crystals because the magma cooled slowly
Where do intrusive rocks form?under the earth's surface
Extrusivetype of igneous rock that has small crystals because magma cooled quickly
Outsidewhere do extrusive rocks form?
Volcanic glassrocks that cool so quickly that no or few minerals form
Two ways to classify igneous rockswhere they are formed and what type of magma they form from
Basalttype of magma makes dark rocks in color and have very thin fluid like magma
Granitic rockstype of magma makes light colored rocks and has very thick magma
Andestictype of magma that is between granitic and basaltic
Granitictype of magma makes up granite
Basaltictype of magma makes up basalt


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