Choose the BEST answer from the available choices.
1. As the cooling rate of magma increases (speeds up), the size of the
crystals that form ____________.
[A] increases [B] decreases
[C] is unaffected
2. Which one of the following is an igneous rock? [A] limestone [B] rhyolite [C] slate [D] shale
3. Intrusive igneous rocks ____________. [A] are generally fine grained [B] form at Earth's surface [C] are quite often vesicular [D] are also termed volcanic [E] none of these
4. Granite and basalt ____________.
[A] have a similar mineral composition [B]
have a similar texture [C] (A) and (B)
[D] do not have similar textures or composition
5. This is the characteristic texture of scoria:
[A] aphanitic [B] glassy [C] porphyritic
[D] phaneritic [E] vesicular
6. Rocks that contain crystals that are roughly equal in size and can be identified with the unaided eye are said to exhibit this texture. [A] fine grained [B] glassy [C] porphyritic [D] coarse grained [E] pyroclastic
7. Rhyolite is the fine-grained equivalent of this igneous rock. [A] basalt [B] andesite [C] granite [D] diorite [E] gabbro
8. From the following, select the fine-grained igneous rock with an
intermediate composition.
[A] basalt [B] andesite [C]
granite [D] diorite [E] gabbro
9. The texture of an igneous rock _________.
[A] is controlled by the composition of magma [B]
is the shape of the rock body [C] determines the color of the rock
[D] is caused by leaching [E] records the rock's cooling history
10. An extrusive igneous rock containing no crystals would have a ______ texture and form by the process known as _______. [A] porphyritic; vitrification [B] porphyblastic; metasomatism [C] pegmatitic; refraction [D] glassy; quenching