Igneous Rocks
CheckPoint: Igneous Rocks (Submit as an attachment to your Individual Forum on Day 3)
View the Igneous Rock animation on the student Web site.
Respond in 200 to 300 words to the following questions:
Where do igneous rocks originate?
How are they formed?
What are the two categories of igneous rocks?
What are the distinguishing characteristics between the two categories of rocks?
Provide an example of a region that contains significant quantities of igneous rock and explain what the presence of this rock means regarding the formation of this region