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What do igneous rocks do?
Igneous rocks form when molten rock (magma) reaches the Earth's surface and cools. It then becomes an igneous rock
What do igneous rocks for from?
Igneous rocks form when molten rock (magma) reaches the Earth's surface and cools. It then becomes an igneous rock
Does magma always reach the Earth's surface?
no sometimes it cools under earth's surface. that is called intrusive igneous rocks. when it reaches earth's surface and cools its called extrusive igneous rocks.
What Is melted rock that reaches Earth's surface and forms extrusive igneous rocks when it cools?
lava
What is the magma when it reaches the earths surface?
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is known as lava.
What magma is called when it reaches the surface?
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is known as lava.
What is magma called when it reaches the earth's surface?
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is known as lava.
What are igneous rocks that form from magma that reaches the surface of the earth?
Igneous rocks that form from magma that reaches the surface of the Earth are called extrusive or volcanic rocks. Examples include basalt, andesite, and rhyolite. These rocks cool quickly and have fine-grained textures due to rapid solidification.
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is called what?
Magma that reaches the surface is referred to as lava.magma that has reached the earth's surface tends to cool faster, that is why the rock will have more holes in it than a rock that has not reached the earth's surface. magma that has cooled enough to become a rock is known as a igneous rock. but there are two types of igneous rock. ther is intrusive igneous and extrusive igneous. intrusive is when the magma has cooled on the inside. this rock will have large crystals because it has cooled slower and most likely it will have a fine grained texture. extrusive igneous is when magma has reached earths surface (thats when it becomes lava) and has cooled. these rock with either have very small microscopic crystals or no crystals at all because the lava cools so quickly that they do not have enough time to really form.
What is the molten material deep inside Earth which forms igneous rock?
The molten material deep inside Earth is called magma. When magma cools and solidifies, it forms igneous rock.
Magma that reaches the earths surface?
Magma that reaches earth's surface is called lava.
If magma crystallizes before it reaches Earths surface will it form an igneous rock?
Yes, if magma crystallizes below Earth's surface it will form igneous rocks like granite or diorite. These rocks are known as intrusive igneous rocks, as they formed from magma that cooled and solidified within the Earth's crust.
