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There are three main kinds of rocks that are named after the different ways that they form. The kind of rock that forms when molten rock cools is called igneous rock. Basalt and obsidian are some types of igneous rock. The other two kinds of rocks are called metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. Metamorphic rock forms beneath the earth's surface as a result of intense heat and pressure changes. Sedimentary rock forms from particles of material, literally called sediment, consisting of pebbles, shells, sand, and other fragments. The sediment hardens into rock over a period of time as the layers accumulate.
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What kind of rock forms when hot molten rock cools deep under the surface of the earth?
These are igneous rocks.
What kind of rocks are formed when the magma cools beneath earth's surface?
Intrusive igneous rock.
Which rocks are formed from a hot magma?
igneous rock
What kind of rocks is formed in the ground?
Solid rocks
What kind of formations are created when lava cools and hardens?
Igneous Rocks are formed. Obsidian is a volcanic glass, go to wikepidiea and search "list of rocks" and it will come up with all the different igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks and what they are.
What kind of rock forms when hot molten rock cools deep under the surface of the earth?
These are igneous rocks.
What kind of rocks are formed when the magma cools on the earth's surface?
Extrusive igneous rocks such as basalt or rhyolite.
What kind of rocks are formed when the magma cools beneath earth's surface?
Intrusive igneous rock.
Which rocks are formed from a hot magma?
igneous rock
When molten rock cools it become what kind of rock?
igneous rock.
What are the characteristics of the three types of rocks sedimentary metamorphic and igneous?
Sedimentary rocks: Rock formed when chemical reactions cement sediments (small, solid fragments of rocks and other materials) together, hardening them. Igneous rocks: Rock that forms from molten rock (hot magma thats cools and hardens). Metamorphic rocks: Igneous/sedimentary rock that has been changed into a new kind of rock as a result of great pressure and temperature.
What forces are in the rock cycle?
Sedimentary rocks are formed when other rocks (igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary) are weathered and eroded and their sediments are compacted and cemented together. Metamorphic rocks can be formed when heat and pressure is applied to any type of existing rock. Igneous rocks are formed when magma cools. The magma can be made up of melted rocks of any kind (sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic). The cycle repeats itself all the time and all of the rocks can come from any other kind of rock.
When molten rocks cool it becomes what kind of rock?
igneous rock.
What kind of mountain is formed when molten rock rises?
a vulcano
What kind of rocks are formed by in a river?
sedimentary rocks
What kind of rocks is formed in the ground?
Solid rocks
What kind of rock is formed when magma or lava cools and hardens?
Igneous rock is formed.
