Unit 2: Earth Materials LAB: 2-3 Igneous Rock Identification Vocabulary: Igneous: Produced under the conditions involving intense heat. Intrusive: Igneous rock that forms beneath Earth’s surface. Extrusive: Igneous rock that forms at the Earth Surface. Felsic: Igneous rock rich in potassium feldspar and quartz and light color. Mafic: Igneous rocks that are rich in dark Plagioclase feldspar‚ pyroxene and
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Identities expressing trig functions in terms of their complements cos t = sin([pic]/2 – t) sin t = cos([pic]/2 – t) cot t = tan([pic]/2 – t) tan t = cot([pic]/2 – t) csc t = sec([pic]/2 – t) sec t = csc([pic]/2 – t) Periodicity of trig functions. Sine‚ cosine‚ secant‚ and cosecant have period 2[pic] while tangent and cotangent have period[pic]. sin (t + 2[pic]) = sin t cos (t + 2[pic]) = cos t tan (t + [pic]) = tan t Identities for negative angles. Sine‚ tangent
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Incredible Igneous Rocks Granite is one of the most well-known and commonly found types of igneous rock. Granite batholiths are a common rock type found in Richmond‚ VA. These larger igneous‚ intrusive rocks are found near my grandparents’ home in Richmond‚ and as a child I would constantly climb and play on them. Looking at granite in class always reminds me of these batholiths by my grandparents’ home. Granite consists mostly of the minerals quartz‚ mica and feldspar‚ which give granite its typical
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About the Igneous rocks: The Igneous rocks are the oldest type of rocks among all. The word "Igneous" comes from a Greek word which means fire. In the deepest part of the Earth‚ the minerals are found in a liquid form‚ which is known as magma. When the magma pushes towards the surface of the Earth‚ it starts to get cool and converts into the solid Igneous rocks. The formation of Igneous Rocks: The Igneous rocks are known as the fire rocks and these are generally formed underground or above the
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Igneous Rocks Igneous rocks originate from deep within the Earth’s crust. Igneous rocks (from the Greek word for fire) are formed when magma crystallizes and solidifies. An increase in temperature‚ a change in the composition‚ or decrease in the pressure can cause melting of these rocks in the mantle which form igneous rocks. The melt begins deep below the surface of the Earth close to active plate boundaries. As the temperate increases the rocks rise toward the surface. Igneous rocks are divided
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CheckPoint: Igneous Rock SCI245 July 20‚ 2011 CheckPoint: Igneous Rocks The answer to how igneous rocks are formed is given in their name; Igneous is Latin for “fire”. This basically means igneous rocks are cooled fire rocks from magma or lava‚ depending on where they cooled and formed. There are two categories of igneous rocks that also depend on where each was formed. Intrusive igneous rocks are igneous rocks that form when magma cools slowly and becomes solid underground. Extrusive igneous rocks
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STATEMENT: geologists classify rocks based on how the rocks were formed. Rocks can be classified into three categories on the basis of their formation: igneous rocks‚ sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. I. The first type is igneous rocks (from the Greek word for fire) which are formed from molten rock (magma) and lava. A. Formation 1.coming up of magma through cracks 2. forming a layer on surface or filling other cracks 3. cooling forming a very hard igneous rock 4. magma on the surface
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UNIT THREE: Music Appreciation Lab Questions At this point‚ you are asked to complete the video journey questions. Each link (the title of the lab) has a set of questions beneath it. Using the link‚ answer the questions that follow. Note that links open up a new browser window. Please include the questions and answers when you submit your assignment in the dropbox. Use appropriate headings in your assignment. Submit the work as one file attachment. This means you complete all work in one word processing
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History of Rock Worksheet Write a 500- to 750-word explanation regarding the role of plate tectonics in the origin of igneous rocks. Igneous rocks can come from two hot liquid like materials‚ which are lava and magma‚ these to substances are a lot alike‚ magma is what lava is before it is taken to the Earth’s surface by a volcano eruption. These substances being such a large part of the forming of Igneous rocks is where the rock gets its name‚ the word igneous comes from the word ignis‚ which
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Writing Assignment: Famous Igneous Rocks 25 Points Some very famous stone products are made out of igneous rocks. Select one of the items in the list below and do some research on it. Then write a creative story about the travels or life history of the rock that makes up the item. Your story can be as creative as you like but must at least include: * An explanation of the conditions under which the igneous rock was formed in the first place * What the product is today‚ where it is located
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