26.2 Flashcards

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1
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What is a Rock?

A

A natural occurring mixture.

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2
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How are rocks identified?

A

composition and texture.

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3
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What does the texture of a rock describe about a rock?

A

size, shape and arrangement of the rock’s components.

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4
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What is the name of the series that illustrates simultaneous crystallization of silicate minerals?

A

Bowen’s reaction series

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5
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What are the 3 types of magma?

A

Mafic, intermediate and Felsic

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6
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Which magma type has a low silica content?

A

Mafic

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7
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which magma has a high silica content?

A

Felsic

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8
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Which type of crust has an abundant amount of quartz(continental or oceanic)?

A

Continental

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9
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Which type of crust has has little to no quartz?

A

Oceanic

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10
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Where do intrusive igneous rocks form?

A

Underground

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11
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What type of molten rock does intrusive igneous rock form from?

A

Magma

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12
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Which type of igneous rock has a coarse grained texture?

A

intrusive igneous rock

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13
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Which type of igneous rock has a fine grained texture?

A

intrusive igneous rock and extrusive

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14
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Do fine grained rocks cool slowly or quickly?

A

quickly

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15
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What are the two specific texture types for extrusive igneous rock?

A

Vesicular and Porphyritic

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16
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which texture type is left with holes behind because of rapid cooling?

A

vesicular

17
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Which texture is the type with two different crystal sizes because of different cooling rates?

A

Porphyritic

18
Q

What types of rock has a vesicular texture?

A

Pumice