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Intrusive igneous rocks:_____________

A. are fine-grained because they cooled slowly.
B. are never seen by humans, because they form deep in the Earth and are never exposed at the surface.
C. are rocks like basalt, andesite, and rhyolite.
D. cool slowly and are coarse-grained.

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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Contrary to answers a, b, and c, volcanic rocks, like basalt, andesite, and rhyolite, are fine-grained which are extrusive igneous rocks.

Intrusive rocks, also called plutonic rock, are coarse-grained and cool slowly without ever reaching the surface. While intrusive igneous rocks do solidify in the earth they do eventually become exposed by erosion.

I hope this helps

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