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Three ways that magma form:
- temperature
- composition
- pressure
- In addition, water causes the melting temperature to lower, which causes it to melt into magma
Waldo Mayer
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∙ 12y ago1 : Magma forms beneath the earth crust and rises by convection currents.
2 : Rocks that fall into magma chambers are also melted.
3 : Dunno. I'm a quantum physicist. Facepalm!!
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What are the three ways that igneous rocks form or differ?
Three ways ingenuous rocks form are by magma cooling below, at or beneath the surface. Magma forms when rock is heated, changes composition and/or pressure is released.
Does sedimentary rock form from the cooling of magma?
No. Igneous rock forms from the cooling of magma.
What rock forms when tiny crystals in magma form?
igneous rock
How do contact metamorphic rocks form?
its forms by contact with hot magma
Which kind of magma is more likely form a volcanic rock?
Rhyolitic magma, high in quartz and feldspar. Forms granite underground, rhyolite above ground.
What are the three ways that igneous rocks form or differ?
Three ways ingenuous rocks form are by magma cooling below, at or beneath the surface. Magma forms when rock is heated, changes composition and/or pressure is released.
Does sedimentary rock form from the cooling of magma?
No. Igneous rock forms from the cooling of magma.
What color rocks does basaltic magma form?
Basaltic magma usually forms a black rock.
What rocks form when magma cools and hardens?
Igneous rock is what forms when magma cools and hardens.
What kind of mineral does magma form when it cools?
When magma cools, it forms igneous rock.
What are ways sedimentary rock forms?
Three main ways and are classified accordingly. Igneous rocks form from molten material called magma.
How do contact metamorphic rocks form?
its forms by contact with hot magma
What rock forms when tiny crystals in magma form?
igneous rock
Can minerals form from the cooling of magma true or false?
TRUE, Cooling magma forms solid mineral phases
Under what conditions does magma form?
Magma forms where rock is heated to a temperature above its eutectic melting point.
What is the major material composing igneous rocks?
Igneous rocks are formed from minerals that have crystallized from magma. The minerals include quartz, feldspars, amphibole, micas, and the elements oxygen, silicon, iron, manganese, magnesium, and calcium among others.
Which kind of magma is more likely form a volcanic rock?
Rhyolitic magma, high in quartz and feldspar. Forms granite underground, rhyolite above ground.
