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silica, also known as sand

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Q: What common substance found on the surface of the earth is melted to make glass?
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What is the term for melted rock under Earth's surface?

'Magma' is melted rock occurring under the Earth's surface. When it comes up and flows out on the Earth's surface it is called 'lava'.


What is melted rock that is beneath Earth's surface?

magma, but when its on the surface lava


What type of opening in the earth's surface allows melted rock to flow out?

A volcano or volcanic vent is an opening in the earth's surface that allows melted rock (lava) to flow out.


What is melted rock that forms beneath the earth's surface?

magma, but when its on the surface lava


How does melted rock reaches earth's surface?

From holes in the ground that push up the melted rock


What is the melted rock below earth's surface?

Melted rock below the eaths suface is magma


Melted rock below earths surface?

Magma is the geological term for melted or molten rock below the earth's surface. Once the magma has reached the surface it is called lava.


What is melted rock that erupts through openings in earth's surface?

Lava.


What is molten rock above ground?

Molten rock is called magma if residing below the surface and lava if erupted at the surface.


What is the term which refers to rocks that are produced when melted rocks that are produced when melted rock from inside earth cools and hardens on or under earth's surface?

Igneous Rock


Is earth common or proper noun?

The word earth is a common noun as a word for the heavy, loose substance that is a surface of the ground and in which plants can grow.The word Earth is a proper noun, the name of the third planet from the sun.


What describes the landform from which melted rock is forced out of an opening earth's surface?

Erosion