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Before molten rock reaches the surface it is called what?
Before lava reaches the surface it is called magma.
What is the name when magma reaches the surface?
Magma is liquid rock before it reaches the surface magma which reaches the surface is called lava.
What is the name for lava before it leaves the volcano?
its magma before it reaches earths surface. lava is when its at earths surface
Do Volcanic necks and dikes form when magma cools and hardens into rock after reaching the surface?
No, these features form when magma cools into rocks BEFORE reaching the surface.
Magma that solidifies before reaching the earth's surface is called?
When magma solidifies before reaching Earth's surface it is called intrusive igneous rock, plutonic rock, a pluton. Igneous rock is formed from crystallization of molten magma.
What must happen first before magma can rise to the surface?
Gas must form in the vent of a valcano
Before molten rock reaches the surface it is called what?
Before lava reaches the surface it is called magma.
What is the name when magma reaches the surface?
Magma is liquid rock before it reaches the surface magma which reaches the surface is called lava.
What is the name for lava before it leaves the volcano?
its magma before it reaches earths surface. lava is when its at earths surface
What may happen to magma that does not reach earth surface?
It dries then if other magma goes in the same direction as the old magma it sometimes reheats it then it flows toward the surface
Is. magma is melt rock that has come to the surface?
No! First of all, magma is below the surface and it is molten material.
Why do eruptions happen?
Eruptions happen when magma rises to the surface of the crust and eventually breaks free.
What would happen first in order for a new island to be created by volcanic eruption?
Magma must find its way toward the surface of the crust.
Does magma shoot from a volcano or lava?
Magma is lava before it actually reaches the surface of the Earth. So magma comes from a volcano, not lava.
Do Volcanic necks and dikes form when magma cools and hardens into rock after reaching the surface?
No, these features form when magma cools into rocks BEFORE reaching the surface.
Magma that solidifies before reaching the earth's surface is called?
When magma solidifies before reaching Earth's surface it is called intrusive igneous rock, plutonic rock, a pluton. Igneous rock is formed from crystallization of molten magma.
What is melted rock after it hits the surface?
Molten rock, when it hits the surface, is known as lava. Before it reaches the surface, it is known as magma.
