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The molten rock inside the Earth is called magma. When magma reaches the surface, it is called lava.

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What melted rock beneath the earth is called?

Melted rock beneath the earth is called magma.


Granite that has formed from melted rock inside Earth is called?

Intrusive igneous rock.


What is rock melted near the cor of the earth called?

When it cools inside the Earth, it's intrusive


Is a shale rock a melted material inside the earth?

No, shale rock is not a melted material inside the earth. It is a type of sedimentary rock formed from compacted mud and clay particles. Melted materials inside the earth form igneous rocks through volcanic or intrusive processes.


Melted rock inside of earth is what?

Magma


What type of rocks form when melted rock cools from inside the Earth?

Igneous rock forms when melted rock (magma) from inside the Earth cools.


Melted rock inside the earth is known as what?

the earth's core


Rocks created when melted rock from inside the earth cools?

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What is melted rock below the surface of earth called?

Melted rock below the surface of the Earth is called magma.


What is the term for melted rock under Earth's surface?

'Magma' is melted rock occurring under the Earth's surface. When it comes up and flows out on the Earth's surface it is called 'lava'.


What rock forms when melted rock from inside the earth cools and hardens?

Igneous rock forms when melted rock from inside the Earth cools and hardens. This process can happen either beneath the Earth's surface, forming intrusive igneous rock, or at the surface, forming extrusive igneous rock. Examples include granite, basalt, and obsidian.


What is the melted rock near the center of the Earth called?

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