Lava is the name given to any still molten rock that is extruded onto the Earth's surface. When it cools it becomes an extrusive igneous rock such as basalt.
magma cools into intrusive igneous rock while lava into extrusive igneous rock
Igneous rock formed from cooling magma below the surface is called intrusive igneous rock.
Intrusive igneous rocks are thusly formed.
Yes, an igneous rock forms when lava is cooled. It is called an extrusive igneous rock (because lava is extruded onto the surface of the earth). A magma pool that did not erupt as lava can cool to become an intrusive rock.
intrusive
Lava can turn into igneous rock in 2 ways. When the lava cools to a hardening point inside the volcano it is called intrusive igneous rock. When lava cools outside of the volcano it is called extrusive igneous rock.
the type of rock formed when lava or magma cools is igneous rock..
intrusive rock
When igneous rock forms on the Earth's surface, including on the ocean floor, it's called extrusive. It's called intrusive rock when it forms beneath Earth's surface, such as in mines.
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When magma solidifies before reaching Earth's surface it is called intrusive igneous rock, plutonic rock, a pluton. Igneous rock is formed from crystallization of molten magma.
The rock that forms from the cooling of lava is called igneous rock. When lava cools and solidifies on the Earth's surface, it is specifically referred to as extrusive igneous rock, such as basalt. If the lava cools slowly beneath the surface, it forms intrusive igneous rock, like granite.