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What is igneous rock formed from magma below the earth's surface called?
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Igneous rocks that form below the Earth's surface are called intrusive igneous rocks (or plutonic).
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What are igneous rocks formed at the earths surface called?
Extrusive igneous rocks.
What groups of rocks can igneous rocks be formed from?
igneous rocks are formed by magma reaching earths surface and cooling quickly to form extrusive igneous rock.another igneous rock is called intrusive igneous rock. it is formed when magma cools and hardens below the surface.
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 are extrusive and intrusive igneous rock?
Extrusive rocks are formed outside of earths surface. Intrusive rocks are formed inside earths surface.
What igneous rocks formed or on or near earths surface?
Volcanoes.
What is the name of the igneous rock that is formed under earths surface?
obsidian is one of them
What igneous rock formed from magma below earth's surface is called?
Igneous rock formed from cooling magma below the surface is called intrusive igneous rock.
Igneous rocks formed on or near Earth's surface?
extrusive because it forms on or near earths surface
What igneous rock formed from lava have a fine?
Volcanic (Extrusive) igneous rock, which are formed by lava that comes out of the earths crust, then cools and solidifies rapidly on the earths surface due to exposure to the environmental atmosphere.
Which rock most probably formed directly from lava cooling quickly at earths surface?
Igneous.
What rock is formed when magma cools slowly beneath earths surface?
Intrusive igneous rock.
What would have larger crystals igneous rock that formed below earths surface or above?
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