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Igneous Rock
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Can a rocks exist in a state other than a solid?
Volcanoes spew lava. Lava is molten rock. Molten rock is liquid.
How are lava and magma and igneous rock related?
Magma is molten rock under ground whereas molten rock that flows out of the ground is lava and igneous rock is solid when the lava or magma hardens.
What happens right after lava cools?
The molten lava solidifies into solid rock on cooling.
Which layer of the earth produces lava and molten rock?
The mantle is the source of molten rock. This molten material can, if the tectonics are right, penetrate up through the solid outer mantle and the crust to deliver lava, which is molten rock (magma) that has reached the surface of the earth.
Molten rock at the surface is?
When you have a volcano the molten rock is called Magma when it is inside the volcano but when it gets out of the volcano it changes name to Lava.
What is the difference between lava and molten rock?
Molten rock may exist either on the surface or underground. It is only considered lava when it is at the surface. Underground molten rock is called magma.
What is a molten gassy rock?
Molten rock is also called lava.:)
Is lava NOT considered to be a rock?
Lava is a molten rock from a volcano, and is rock.
Is the lava a rock?
Lava is molten rock on earth's surface.
What does lavae mean?
Lava is hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
What is a definition for lava?
Lava is molten rock.
What is another word for lava rock?
Magma or lavaLava is molten rock. Magma is a mixture of molten rock and solids.
