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Apart form the Oceans the earths surface is made of rocks.
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How is magma different from rocks on Earth's surface?
Magma is under the surface of Earth's crust. Rocks on earth's surface are well ... on Earth's surface. Magma is also molten rock, not solid rock like the rocks on earth's surface.
What are igneous rocks that form on earth surface?
igneous rocks that form on earth's surface
Where are rocks from?
from earth surface ^_^
What rocks originate from the surface of the earth?
Sedimentary rocks form on the Earth's crust, and can form metamorphic rocks when buried. Igneous rocks form under the surface, or when liquid magma reaches the surface as lava.
Why are metamorphic rocks not common on Earth's surface?
They are formed under the earth's surface.
Are intrusive rocks formed at Earth's surface?
No. Intrusive rocks form when liquid magma "squirts" into the crust and hardens. Igneous rocks that form at the earth's surface are called extrusive rocks.
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost to the process of .?
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost the process of erosion.
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost to the process of what?
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost the process of erosion.
What forces on Earth's surface break down rocks?
Weathering breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface by wind, rain, or ice.
Which igneous rocks form below earth's surface?
Intrusive igneous rocks form from cooled magma below Earth's surface.
How much of the Earth's surface is covered by sedimentary rocks?
Although sedimentary rocks are estimated to comprise only 5% of crustal rock, 75-80% of the land surface is covered by them.
Does magma always reach the Earth's surface?
no sometimes it cools under earth's surface. that is called intrusive igneous rocks. when it reaches earth's surface and cools its called extrusive igneous rocks.
