Application of the Acronyms

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Application of the Acronyms

• BIMPS
• ELVFS

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First, the acronyms
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BIMPS

• B - Big Crystals
• I - Intrusive
• M - Magma
• P - Plutonic
• S - Slow Cooling

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ELVFS

• E - Extrusive
• L - Lava
• V - Volcanic
• F - Fast Cooling
• S - Small Crystals

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now the application
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• An igneous rock was dug from deep within the
  earth. Upon inspection is was noted to have
  large crystals. This rock is considered to be
  ______________.
• (extrusive, intrusive, metamorphic, clastic)

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• An igneous rock was dug from deep within the
  earth. Upon inspection is was noted to have
  large crystals. This rock is considered to be
  intrusive.

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• An igneous rock was lifted from the surface of a
  fresh volcanic lava flow of basalt. Before
  inspection you could logically determine that it
  has ________ crystals.
• ( no, large, small, huge)

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• An igneous rock was lifted from the surface of a
  fresh volcanic lava flow of basalt. Before
  inspection you could logically determine that it
  has small crystals.

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• A rock quarry is cutting granite to be used for
  countertops. It has nice large crystals the
  customers really like. This rock quarry is
  likely an old_________.
• (volcano lava flow, ash deposit, lake basin,
  pluton)

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• A rock quarry is cutting granite to be used for
  countertops. It has nice large crystals the
  customers really like. This rock quarry is
  likely an old pluton.

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• Volcanic glass has no visible crystals because
  it cools ______.
• (quickly, slowly)

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• Volcanic glass has no visible crystals because it
  cools quickly.