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Why don't igneous rocks look like magma rocks if igneous rock is formed from magma?
Because that is the very definition of igneous rock.
What does magma have to do with igneous rocks?
Igneous rocks are formed by cooling magma.
Igneous rocks that form when magma cools on Earths's surface are called what igneous rocks?
Extrusive igneous rocks.
What is the definition of Igneous Rock?
Igneous rocks are those that have solidified from lava or magma.
What can magma do?
magma can make igneous rocks! igneous rocks are new rocks found in the earths crust formed around the plate boundaries. Magma from the mantle rises upwards towards the surface forming igneous rocks when it cools eg:-basalt ,granite
Why don't igneous rocks look like magma rocks if igneous rock is formed from magma?
Because that is the very definition of igneous rock.
What part of the rock cycle occur deep in earths crust?
The formation of intrusive igneous and metamorphic rocks.
What does magma have to do with igneous rocks?
Igneous rocks are formed by cooling magma.
How do melting and cooling lead to igneous rock formation?
Rocks formed by crystallization from a melt (magma).
What is in the formation of igneous rocks but not in formation of metamorphic rocks?
igneous rocks form within earths surface
How is magma and igneous rocks related?
Magma is molten rock, and igneous rock is cooled magma.
Where would igneous rocks be at?
Igneous Rocks - Rocks formed by crystallization from a melt (magma)
What is one cause of volcanic activity and igneous rock formation?
Igneous rocks are called fire rocks and are formed either underground or above ground. Underground, they are formed when the melted rock, called magma, deep within the earth becomes trapped in small pockets. As these pockets of magma cool slowly underground, the magma becomes igneous rocks. Igneous rocks are also formed when volcanoes erupt, causing the magma to rise above the earth's surface. When magma appears above the earth, it is called lava. Igneous rocks are formed as the lava cools above ground.
Igneous rocks that form when magma cools on Earths's surface are called what igneous rocks?
Extrusive igneous rocks.
Rocks that form as a result of cooling magma?
Rocks formed from magma are igneous rocks. Extrusive igneous rocks form from lava at or near the surface. Intrusive rocks form from magma below the surface.
Which is the best explanation for the formation of igneous rock?
"Igneous rocks (etymology from Latin ignis, fire) are rocks formed by solidification of cooled magma (molten rock)" ~Wikipedia.comSee Related Links below.
One magma can produce several different igneous rocks having different mineral compositions?
Magmatic differentiation results to the formation of several different igneous rocks from a single parent magma. It occurs in nature via crystal settling and squeezing.
