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through volcanoes, lava comes out and when it cools it turns into igneous rock.
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What kind of igneous rocks form on or near earths surface?
through volcanoes, lava comes out and when it cools it turns into igneous rock.
What kind of igneous rocks for on earths surface?
Some do. These are called extrusive igneous rocks. However a large portion of igneous rocks form beneath the surface. These are intrusive igneous rocks.
What kind of igneous rock forms when lava cools at earths surface?
Such rock is extrusive igneous rock.
What is the kind of igneous rock that forms below earths surface called?
Intrusive igneous rock (plutonic rock).
When melted rock cools or hardens on or under earths surface it forms what kind of rock?
It forms an igneous rock. If it is within the Earth, then it is an intrusive igneous rock (e.g. granite) and if it is erupted onto Earth's surface then it is an extrusive igneous rock (e.g. basalt).
Magma rises up the volcanoes vents soon reaches the surface what kind of rock will it form?
It will form an igneous rock
What kind of rock will be found 10 kilometers beneath the Earth's surface?
igneous
Where would you be most likely to find granite in earths mantle or earths continents?
you will find it in earths mantle because it is a kind of an igneous rock
When large masses of magma solidify far below earth's surface they form igneous rocks that have what kind of texture?
clastic texture
What kind of igneous rock forms near the Earth's surface?
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Which kind of igneous rocks form when magma cool slowly?
intrusive igneous rock
What kind of rock can form very quickly?
igneous
