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What is it called when rocks are continuously formed from different rocks?
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In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.
The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general, rocks are of three types, namely igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. The scientific study of rocks is called petrology, and petrology is an essential component of geology.
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How are igeneous rock formed?
Igneous rocks are formed by heat, pressure and cooling. They can be formed inside a volcano or outside a volcano. If they are formed outside the volcano the rocks are called extrusive igneous rocks, like basalt. If it is formed inside the volcano the rocks are called intrusive igneous rocks, like granite.
Rocks formed from volcanic eruption are called what?
They are called extrusive igneous rocks.
What are rocks that are formed from magma called?
Intrusive igneous rocks .
What are rocks called when they are formed by sand rocks and shells?
Sedimentary.
How are rocks and grains different?
rocks are formed from grains and grains are small and the rocks are big. Sedimentary rocks are formed when grains or sediments are compacted together.
What are the different rates at which rocks cool?
Rocks cool at different rates due to how they were formed if they were formed intrusively or extrusively Examples of different igneous rocks that form differently is Granite and Gabbro form the same but different from Rhyolite.
Rocks formed from hot molten rock that has coold and hardened are called what?
Rocks formed from hot molten rock that has coold and hardened are called what?
How do you classify rocks were they form?
those formed deep into the earth are called Intrusive or Plutonic rocks,those formed ator near thesurface are called Extrusive or volcanic rocks
Why are rocks not the same?
Because different rocks are formed by different processes and made up of different mineral assemblages.
How are igneous metamorphic and sedimentry rocks different?
because the way there formed is how there different
Why the rocks found near a volcano are different from the rocks found in the beach?
Rocks found by volcanoes are formed from lava and magma inside and outside the volcano. Rocks found along beaches are formed all kinds of different ways. It all depends on how the rock is formed
What are fire-formed rocks called?
Igneous
