Download Application of the Acronyms

Application of the
Acronyms
BIMPS
•B - Big Crystals
•I - Intrusive
•M- Magma
•P - Plutonic
•S - Slow Cooling
ELVFS
•E - Extrusive
•L - Lava
•V - Volcanic
•F - Fast Cooling
•S - Small Crystals
Igneous rocks that cool
quickly will have _____
crystals.
a. large
b. small
c. no
Igneous rocks that cool
quickly will have small
crystals.
Volcanic igneous rocks are
considered to be
(intrusive/extrusive).
Volcanic igneous rocks are
considered to be extrusive.
Plutonic igneous rocks will
cool (quickly/slowly)
because they are
(intrusive/extrusive).
Plutonic igneous rocks will
cool slowly because they
are intrusive.
An igneous rock was dug from
deep within the earth. Upon
inspection is was noted to have
large crystals. This rock is
considered to be
______________.
(extrusive, clastic, metamorphic,
intrusive)
An igneous rock was dug from
deep within the earth. Upon
inspection is was noted to have
large crystals. This rock is
considered to be intrusive.
An igneous rock was lifted
from the surface of a fresh
volcanic lava flow of basalt.
Before inspection you could
logically determine that it
has ________ crystals.
( no, large, small, huge)
An igneous rock was lifted
from the surface of a fresh
volcanic lava flow of basalt.
Before inspection you could
logically determine that it
has small crystals.
A rock quarry is cutting granite
to be used for countertops. It
has nice large crystals the
customers really like. This
rock quarry is likely an
old_________.
(volcano lava flow, ash deposit,
lake basin, pluton)
A rock quarry is cutting granite
to be used for countertops. It
has nice large crystals the
customers really like. This
rock quarry is likely an old
pluton.
Volcanic glass has no visible
crystals because it cools
(quickly, slowly).
Volcanic glass has no visible
crystals because it cools
quickly.