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  1. The process is called lithification.

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solidification

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igneous rock formation?

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Q: What is a hot lava cooling and hardening?
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How does lava form rock?

From cooling and hardening


How does lava become an igneous rock?

lava becomes igneous rock by cooling down and hardening -ctd


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The cooling, solidification, crystallization and hardening of molten magma or lava.


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Does temperature affect the speed of lava?

Yes, because the hotter lava gets, the easier it can flow. The reduced density of hot lava, plus reduced hardening of the leading edge, means that it will travel much more rapidly than cooler, thicker lava.


Is molten lava hardening into a rock a physical change?

It's a physical change - more intermolecular bonds (bonds between different molecules) are formed due to the cooling of the matter, and the state of matter changes from liquid to solid. The chemical makeup of the lava does not change.


How do volcanoes eventually turn into rocks?

By cooling and then hardening.


How can hot lava become black sand?

The heat melts rocks inside the earth. That is how its formed. This is the answer.


What is the hot fluid within the earth s crust from which lava and igneous rock is formed on cooling called?

Magma