Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc.
1210B Salazar Road - Taos, NM USA 87571
Phone: (800) 293-2725 or (575) 758-5535 - Fax: (575) 758-5536
E-mail: info@tasagraphicarts.com
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Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. 1210B Salazar Road - Taos, NM USA 87571 Phone: (800) 293-2725 or (575) 758-5535 - Fax: (575) 758-5536 E-mail: info@tasagraphicarts.com |
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Lab Station #__________ |
Name___________________________ |
| Directions: | Use the program on Rocks and Minerals to answer the questions below. After beginning the program, select IGNEOUS ROCKS from the Main Menu. Answer the questions as carefully as possible. Remember, when you are finished, it will be assumed that you understand the material that was covered in the program. If you have questions during the program, make sure you ask your teacher! |
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1. |
How do igneous rocks form? _____________________________________________________ |
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| 2. |
Why does magma float to the surface? _____________________________________________________ |
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| 3. |
What object is used in the program to indicate the size of a volcanic bomb? _____________________________________________________ |
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What are extrusive igneous rocks? _________________________________ |
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What are intrusive igneous rocks? _________________________________ |
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| 6. |
In what state is the Grand Teton National Park? |
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| 7. |
What does the geologic term sill mean? |
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| 8. | Click on the correct answer to
review questions that appear next in the program. |
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| Textures
of Igneous Rocks |
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| 9. | What term is used to describe the
size and arrangement of the crystals in an igneous rock? _____________________________________________________ |
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| 10. | What process has a great effect
on this term? _____________________________________________________ |
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| 11. |
What can be said of the texture of an igneous rock that cools at the
surface of the earth? _____________________________________________________ |
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| 12. | What is the name of the rock sample
picture with this description of texture? _____________________________________________________ |
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| 13. |
Name a sample of a coarse-grained igneous rock. |
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| 15. |
What igneous rock floats in water? __________________________________ |
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| 16. | Match the terms
with their rock samples in the next section of the program. |
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Minerals in Igneous Rocks
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Name 6 minerals commonly found in
igneous rocks. _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ |
| 18. | Light colored igneous rocks are
rich in ______________ and ______________. |
| 19. | Dark colored igneous rocks have
large amounts of ______________ and ______________. |
| 20. | In what state is Yosemite National
Park located? __________________________________________________ |
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Granitic rocks are normally found on the _________________ beneath the ______________. |
| 22. |
What are andestic igneous rocks? Where
are they often found? |
| 23. |
Name three other volcanoes in the vicinity of Mt. Rainier.
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24. |
Answer the questions that
are presented next in the program. |
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Naming Igneous Rocks
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What are the three categories of texture for igneous rocks? _______________ _______________
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| 26. | Name a glass textured rock
with medium color. _____________________________________ |
| 27. |
Using the descriptions at the bottom of the screen, click on the
appropriate rocks. |
You do not have to continue on to Sedimentary Rocks at this time.
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