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What is the melted rock magma called when it reaches the earths surface?
LAva
What is melted rock that reaches Earths surface and forms extrusive and igneous rock when it cools?
a Obsidion rock
What type of igneous rock formed when melted rock reaches earths surface?
Lava, granite, etc
What igneous rock is melted rock that reaches earths surface and forms extrusive igneous rock when it cools?
a Obsidion rock
Melted rock below earths surface?
Magma is the geological term for melted or molten rock below the earth's surface. Once the magma has reached the surface it is called lava.
What is melted rock after it hits the surface?
Molten rock, when it hits the surface, is known as lava. Before it reaches the surface, it is known as magma.
How can volcanoes cause melted rock?
Volcanoes do not cause rocks to melt, they are just the exit where melted rock come to the earths surface.
What is molten rock that reaches earths surface?
It is called magma
What is the melted rock which flows out of the earths surface is called?
Magma, or pyroclastic flow.
Hot melted rock that reaches the surface of the Earth is called what?
If it reaches the surface, it is magma or lava. If it merely intrudes into rocks already formed, it is intrusive. Such as sills and dikes.
When melted rock cools or hardens on it under earths surface it forms rock?
Igneous rock. Extrusive igneous rock forms at or near the surface, intrusive igneous rock forms below the surface.
The ways Which extrusive and intrusive igneous rocks are formed?
extrusive- when melted rock material coools on earths surface instursive-when the melt cools below earths surface
