Name the three families of igneous rocks?

Answer 1

This is a very simplistic answer. But, it should reveal the basic processes involved in rock formation.

1. Sedimentary, like coal and limestone. They are made from particles of substances that settle and coalesce into a layer that becomes rock.

2. Igneous, like granite and basalt. These rocks were formed by heat. Think of lava.

3. Metamorphic: Marble and slate. These are rocks that were in another form and got changed by pressure into their present form.

Answer 2

There are three major types of rocks found on Earth. These are the igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and the metamorphic rocks.

Answer 3

Volcanic, Hyperbasal, and Plutonicigneous rocks.

Answer 4

Sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous.

Answer 5

Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous.