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Rock formed when magma cools on the earths surface?

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What is rock that is formed when magma cools under earths surface?

Intrusive igeneus such as basalt


What rock is formed when magma cools slowly beneath earths surface?

Intrusive igneous rock.


How and where are igneous rocks formed?

Igneous rocks are formed on and below the surface of the Earth when lava or magma cools enough to crystallize.


What cools quickly on the earth's surface?

it would be lava , magma is in the ground and flows on earths surface and cools to lava


What groups of rocks can igneous rocks be formed from?

igneous rocks are formed by magma reaching earths surface and cooling quickly to form extrusive igneous rock.another igneous rock is called intrusive igneous rock. it is formed when magma cools and hardens below the surface.


How are landforms formed by rising magma?

the magma cools on the surface and eventually u get land


What type of rock is formed after volcanic magma cools?

If the magma cools on the surface of the crust, it is called extrusive igneous rock


Mountains formed by magma that reaches the Earths surface are?

Mountains formed by magma that reaches the Earth's surface are called volcanoes.


What is it called when magma slowly cools far beneath the earths surface?

An igneous intrusion.


What are rocks called that are formed when magma cools below the earths surface?

Plutonic rocks, generally coarse grained, interlocking texture, high density. eg. Granite


Rock formed when magma cools slowly beneath Earth's surface?

stone


What below the Earths's surface cools and hardens to form mineral crystals?

Molten magma cools and hardens to form mineral crystals.