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How are igneouse rock formed?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 3/14/2023

when you apply heat and pressure to it

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2y ago

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What is fiery about igneouse rocks?

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What are the 2 types of igneouse rock?

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Is coal a igneouse rock?

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What is the extrusive igneouse rock that floats?

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Can a igneouse rock become a sedimentary rock?

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When was the rock formed?

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What is the rock called that is formed from molten rock?

The rock formed from molten rock is called igneous rock. It is formed when magma cools and solidifies either underground as intrusive rock or on the Earth's surface as extrusive rock.


What describes rock that was formed when molten rock cooled down?

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