In a conventional automobile, these energy transformations are involved: 1  Chemical energy in the fuel converted to kinetic energy of expanding gas via combustion. 2  Kinetic energy of expanding gas converted to linear piston movement. 3  Linear piston movement converted to rotary crankshaft movement.
Rhyolite is an extrusive igneous rock with a very high silica content. It is usually pink or gray in color with grains so small that they are difficult to observe without a hand lens.Rhyolite is made up of quartz, plagioclase and sanidine, with minor amounts of hornblende and biotite.Trapped gases often produce vugs in the rock. These often contain crystals, opal or glassy material.t is usually pink or gray in color with grains so small that they are difficult to observe without a hand lens. Rhyolite is made up of quartz, plagioclase and sanidine, with minor amounts of hornblende and biotite. Trapped gases often produce vugs in the rock. These often contain crystals, opal or glassy material.
Volcanic rock (often shortened to volcanics in scientific contexts) is a rock formed from magma erupted from a volcano. In other words, it differs from other igneous rock by being of volcanic origin.asalt is a very common volcanic rock with low silica content. Rhyolite is a volcanic rock with high silica content. Rhyolite has silica content similar to that of granite while basalt is compositionally equal to gabbro. Intermediate volcanic rocks include andesite, dacite, trachyte, and latite.