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What is given to ice crystals that move up and down in a thunderstorm and get larger and larger before they fall to earth?
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It evaporates
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What word is given to ice cryatals that move up and down in a thunderstorm and get larger and larger before they fall to earth?
dew hail sleet or snow
Why would the crystals in an intrusive igneous rock be larger than the crystals in an chemical sedimentary rock.?
Intrusive rocks form beneath the earth's surface, so they cool very slowly, which produces larger crystals.
Why would the crystals in an intrusive igneous rock be larger than the crystal in a chemical sedimentary rock?
Intrusive rocks form beneath the earth's surface, so they cool very slowly, which produces larger crystals.
Why would the crystal in an intrusive igneous rock be be larger than the crystals in a chemical sedimentary rock?
Intrusive rocks form beneath the earth's surface, so they cool very slowly, which produces larger crystals.
Why would granite have larger crystals than igneous rocks formed from lava cooled above the earth's surface?
Because crystals in granite had more time to form
Why would granite rock have larger crystals than igneous rocks formed from lava cooled above the earth's surface?
Because crystals in granite had more time to form
The texture of an igneous rock depends on the size and shape of its?
The texture depends on the size and shape of the crystals you see in it. The larger the crystals, the slower the rate of cooling. This suggests that it is an intrusive rock. Smaller crystals suggest more rapid cooling indicating that it is an extrusive rock. INTRUSIVE- cooled inside the earth and had more time to create crystals EXTRUSIVE- cooled on the surface of the earth and created small crystals
Why would the crystals in an intrusive igneous rock be larger than the crystals in a chemical sedimentary rock?
Think about this: When molten rock cools slowly, bigger crystals are created.Then think about this: Intrusive rocks cool quite slowly because they are created in the earth's crust.So... Intrusive igneous rocks have bigger crystals. Molten magma in the earth's crust cools slowly making rocks like granite with big crystals.Get it? got it?GOOD!!
What are the largest crystals on earth?
The beryl crystals
Why do some rocks have larger crystals than others?
The size of the crystals depend on the time it took the rock to cool. Slow cooling rocks have larger crystals because they had a longer time to grow their crystals. For example Basalt is an volcanic extrusive igneous rock that forms from rapid cooling of the magma and are usually located near the surface or on the ocean floor, it has finer crystals not visible by the naked eye. Granite is an intrusive igneous rock that forms from slow cooling of the magma within the earth crust, it has larger crystals.
Why would granite have larger crystals than rocks formed from lava cooled above earth surface?
Because crystals in granite had more time to form as the magma cooled slowly. Crystals that form on the surface are smaller because they cooled really quickly.
Do igneous rocks that form inside the Earth's crust look different from the igneous rocks that form on the Earth's surface?
Yes. Igneous rock that forms on the surface will have small mineral crystals, or in some cases no mineral crystals. Igneous rock that forms below the surface will have larger mineral crystals, from the additional cooling time afforded by the insulating effects of the surrounding Earth material.
