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What Igneous rock at the earths surface that is weathered and wears away is called?
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Its sediment
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What are igneous rocks formed at the earths surface called?
Extrusive igneous rocks.
When magma comes up to earths surface and hardens what is it called?
It is called igneous rock.
When magma hardens and comes to the earths surface what is it called?
If the magma has hardened before being exposed at the surface it would be considered an intrusive igneous rock. It is hardens at or near the surface, it would be called extrusive igneous rock.
What igneous rocks form below Earths surface?
Igneous rocks that form below the Earth's surface are called intrusive igneous rocks. They crystallize when magma enters an underground chamber and cools very slowly.
Where is each type of igneous rock formed?
The Extrusive igneous rock is formed on the earths surface while the Intrusive igneous rock is formed within or inside the earths crust.
What igneous rock is at the earths surface that is weathered and wears away?
Extrusive (volcanic) and exposed plutonic igneous rock.
What are igneous rocks formed at the earths surface called?
Extrusive igneous rocks.
Igneous rocks that form when magma cools on Earths's surface are called what igneous rocks?
Extrusive igneous rocks.
What type of rock is weathered at the earths surface to begin the cycle?
Any type of rock can be weathered. However, as the Earth started off in a molten state, the first rocks to be weathered must have been formed from magma and were therefore igneous rocks.
Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath earths surface is called?
Intrusive igneous rock
When magma comes up to earths surface and hardens what is it called?
It is called igneous rock.
When rock that forms when magma hardens beneath earths surface is called an?
Intrusive igneous rock
What is the kind of igneous rock that forms below earths surface called?
Intrusive igneous rock (plutonic rock).
What kind of igneous rocks for on earths surface?
Some do. These are called extrusive igneous rocks. However a large portion of igneous rocks form beneath the surface. These are intrusive igneous rocks.
What is it called when magma slowly cools far beneath the earths surface?
An igneous intrusion.
What are rocks that form when magma hardens beneath earths surface called?
intrusive igneous rock
When magma hardens and comes to the earths surface what is it called?
If the magma has hardened before being exposed at the surface it would be considered an intrusive igneous rock. It is hardens at or near the surface, it would be called extrusive igneous rock.
