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Earth Science
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Igneous Rocks Follow-Along Notes
Use the Igneous Rocks notes to answer the following questions and fill in the following blanks
1. Igneous rocks got their name from the word ___________ that means ___________.
2. What are the two types of igneous rocks? Describe each.
a. ______________________:
b. ______________________:
3. ______________________ and __________________ _________________ are two characteristics
used to classify igneous rocks.
4. There are four different mineral compositions associated with igneous rocks. List and describe each.
a. _______________:
b. _______________:
c. _______________:
d. _______________:
5. Igneous rocks can have two very different textured (coarse and fine grained). What are the two main
differences between these two textures of rocks?
6. What is partial melting?
7. What is fractional crystallization?