Rebecca Pettiford - Igneous Rocks
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Igneous Rocks is part of the Geology Genius series from Jump! Glossary of key words Index Table of contents Finding rocks. Collecting fossils. Identifying minerals. Kids cant get enough of geology and are always looking for more information. With its reader-friendly and interactive approach, each book in Geology Genius highlights a specific type of rock or geological substance and discusses its properties and where on Earth it can be found. Beautiful, crisp, full-color photos and frequent diagrams and graphics complement the carefully leveled text, turning every reader into a geology genius.
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No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Pettiford, Rebecca, author. Title: Igneous rocks / by Rebecca Pettiford. Description: Minneapolis, MN: Jump!, Inc., [2018] Series: Geology genius | Audience: Ages 710. Includes index. paper) ISBN 9781624968341 (pbk.) Subjects: LCSH: Igneous rocksJuvenile literature. paper) ISBN 9781624968341 (pbk.) Subjects: LCSH: Igneous rocksJuvenile literature.
Classification: LCC QE461 (ebook) LCC QE461 .P485 2018 (print) | DDC 552/.1dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017054180 Editor: Kristine Spanier Book Designer: Michelle Sonnek Content Consultant: Sandra Feher, M.S.G.E. Photo Credits: All photos by Shutterstock. Printed in the United States of America at Corporate Graphics in North Mankato, Minnesota.
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CHAPTER IGNEOUS ROCK FORMATION Earth is always changing. Old rock breaks down. New rock forms. This is called the
Igneous is one type of rock on Earth. There are two more. How does igneous rock form? igneous rock
Earths crust is made up of They are always shifting. is underneath. This is hot, melted rock. It is so hot that it feels like fire!
TAKE A LOOK! Earths plates shift and move. Rock is always being recycled. = top plate = bottom plate = recycled rock = magma = volcano = new rock
Igneous rock forms when magma cools. Sometimes it cools under Earths surface. It cools above Earths surface, too. How? When erupt, magma turns into It cools and hardens. This is igneous rock. DID YOU KNOW? An active volcano is one that has had at least one eruption in the past 10,000 years. There are more than 1,500 active volcanoes in the world!
volcano lava
CHAPTER INTRUSIVE AND EXTRUSIVE There are two types of igneous rock. One is called It forms under the surface of Earth. The magma cools slowly. Over time, it hardens into rock. Devils Tower is an example. Softer rock around it. The igneous rock still stands. Devils Tower
El Capitan in Yosemite National Park is another example. It is the largest granite in the world. Millions of years ago, forced it to Earths surface. Water and helped form its vertical wall. El Capitan
Kilauea extrusive rock
The other type of igneous rock is This forms above Earths surface. Volcanoes produce it when they erupt. Kilauea is one of the worlds most active volcanoes. It is in Hawaii.
Hawaii has a green sand beach. Why? Olivine formed as magma cooled under Earth. This became rock on the surface. Water erodes the rock. It turns into green sand. Many people visit this special beach every day. DID YOU KNOW? Volcanoes can make lava tubes. What are they? Tunnels made of igneous rock.
As the lava flows, it cools. The sides of the flow crust over. This forms a roof. Some tubes are as big as subway tunnels!
green sand
basalt column
Giants Causeway is in Ireland. It has more than 40,000 basalt columns. Lava formed them more than million years ago. The columns look like big stepping stones. Some are feet (12 meters) tall!
CHAPTER IN OUR DAILY LIVES How do we use igneous rock? We build monuments with granite.
It is also used in buildings. Some people have granite in their homes. granite
pumice
We can use pumice to make our skin soft. It is also used in some toothpastes.Font size:
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