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Igneous rocks [fire rocks] are formed either underground or above ground. Underground they are formed when the melted rock [called magma] deep within the earth becomes trapped in small pockets, and as these pockets of magma cool slowly underground the magma becomes igneous rocks. Igneous rocks are also formed when volcanoes erupt causing the magma to rise above the earth's surface. When magma appears above the earth, it is called lava. Igneous rocks are formed as the lava cools above ground. Examples of igneous rocks are granite, scoria, pumice, obsidian and basalt.
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∙ 8y agoMagma. Igneous rocks form by the cooling and solidification of molten rock or magma.
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What rocks form as melted rocks?
igneous
What type of rocks can contain fossils on them?
Sedimentary rocks. and metamorphic rocks made form sedimentary rocks.
What is the difference between exclusive and intrusive rocks?
There is no such thing as an "exclusive" rock. However, there are extrusive rocks. These are divisions of igneous rocks, or rocks that form from molten rock. Intrusive rocks form from molten rock that has cooled underground. They can also be called plutonic rocks. Extrusive rocks, also called volcanic rocks, form from molten rock that has formed at or above the surface.
What is the name for rocks that are moved around and eventually form new rocks?
These are called "Sedimentary rocks
What type of sedimentary rocks form the the breakdown of larger rocks?
Clastic rocks are made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
Can metamorphic rocks form form igneous but not from sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks
Can metaporhic rocks form in to igneous rocks but not to sedementry rocks?
it can form into both, they can all form into one another
Can Metamorphic rocks can form from igneous but not from sedimentary rocks.?
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks
Can metamorphic rocks can form from igneous but not from sedimentary rocks?
Metamorphic rocks can form from both igneous and sedimentary rocks
What rocks form from melted rocks?
Igneous rocks.
Rocks that form as a result of cooling magma?
Rocks formed from magma are igneous rocks. Extrusive igneous rocks form from lava at or near the surface. Intrusive rocks form from magma below the surface.
Can metamorphic rocks form form other metamorphic rocks?
yes, all rocks can form from all others depending on pressure, etc
What rocks form from the sediments of the other rocks?
Sedimentary rocks.
How rocks change form is known as the what?
how rocks change form is the rock cycle.
When molten rocks cools what rocks form?
igneous rocks
What rocks form as melted rocks?
igneous
What rocks form when cooling?
igneous rocks
