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Q: Cooler molten rock does what sink or rise?
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Why does cooler rock sink?

Because thing that are denser sink. Therefore, cooler rock sinks because it is denser.


Why might molten rock rise and sink beneath the earths surface?

changes in buoyancy due to changes in density differences between the magma and surrounding rock.


When rock heats up and becomes molten rock does it sink closer to the core?

No, molten rock is less dense than solid rock and rises through the crust.


What happen to the crust when the molten rock sink to lower mantle?

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Why does the earth interior is moving?

First, because the core is mainly liquid and the Earth is rotating. Second, The Earth get a little tug from the moon.


When happens when cooler air and heated air interact?

The cool air will sink and the warm air will rise.


When rock in the mantle cools does it sink or rise?

When rock in mantle cools, it sinks. When rock in mantle heats, it rises.


What is it called when lighter, warmer fluids rise to the top while denser, cooler fluids sink?

Is it called convection?


When two kinds of air are next to each other the cooler air will sink and force the warmer air to rise?

yes


Why do warm materials rise and cooler materials sink?

If materials get warmer, it expands; therefore the density (which is mass divided by volume) decreases.


What happens when convection occurs in the atmosphere?

cooler air masses sink and warmer air masses rise.


What will rise and what will sink?

a stone will sink and a feather would rise