Igneous Rocks Flashcards
How is granite made?
Granite is made cools down in the earths crust and millions of years the layer above the granite worns away and leaving the grainte on the surface
How is basalt formed ?
Basalt is when lava from a volcano cools very quicly to the earth surface
What colour is a basalt rock
Black
What are two common igneous rocks
Granite and basalt
do igneous rocks have crystals
Yes
How i limestone from formed
Limestone if formed in the bottom of the sea made with skeletons or small sea creatures the layers all comepressed together to be formed
How long does lime stone take to all compress
Millions of years to compress
What rock is the most comfortable common rock in ireland
Limestone
Whree can u find limwstone
Burren co clare
What colour is sand stone
Red and brown
How is sandstone formed
It is made out of lots of sand is worn away from the sea
What rock is permable
Sandstone
