Igneous Rocks Quiz

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What rocks are formed in oceanic crust

Basalt

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What rocks are formed in continental crust

Granite

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Where is gabbro and peridotite found?

In the mid oceanic ridge/oceanic crust

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What is andesite

It is a product of volcanic eruptions at convergent boundaries

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How is diorite formed

in ancient magma cooled and solidified in below mountain ranges

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What are intrusive rocks

rocks that form when magma cools and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface, resulting in large crystals due to the slow cooling process

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What are extrusive rocks

when molten magma from the Earth's interior cools and solidifies on the surface as lava