Slide 1Earths interior layers. The major layers of the Earth consist of the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core. Slide 2 INNER CORE The core is composed mainly of iron…

1. ROCK FORMATION Multiple Choice Identify the choice thatbestcompletes the statement or answers the question. 2.   3. Intrusive Rocks As magma cools, atoms and compounds…

1. Chapter 4 Rocks 2. The Rock Cycle H.W. pg. 93 ques. 1-4 Arockis a mixture of minerals, rock fragments, volcanic glass, organic matter, and other natural materials. All…

1. Basalt & Granite 2. Igneous rocks 3. BASALT o Basalt is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very…

1. EVOLUTION OF OCEAN FLOOR: BIRTH AND DESTRUCTION 2. Ocean Floor from 2 MYBP to present - current scenario…. 3. OCEAN FLOOR ¤Ocean floor is the bottom of the ocean. ¤Ocean…

1. BASALT 2. Our purpose is to present here with all possible applications of basaltroving and all products based on basalt fibers.2 3. BASALT ROVINGResearch and Production…

2/7/2014 Basalt - Igneous rocks http://www.sandatlas.org/2012/12/basalt/ 1/19 « Aa lava Colors in sand Basalt Basalt is a very common dark-colored volcanic rock composed…

Slide 1 Chapter 3 The Origin of Ocean Basins ©2003 Jones and Bartlett Publishers Slide 2 Introduction Last week: Physiography of ocean floor- what it looks like. - Earth’s…

Slide 1 Essential Questions What are the different types and textures of igneous rocks? How do cooling rates affect the grain sizes in igneous rocks? What are some of the…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Chapter 3: Rocks Table of Contents Section 2: Igneous RocksIgneous Rocks Slide 4 A. Formation of Igneous Rocks 1. When some volcanoes erupt, they…