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What rock forms from lava?

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Updated: 8/16/2019

Extrusive Rocks

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How do igneous rock forms from lava?

The lava cools.


Does lava turn into a rock when it cools?

Yes, when lava cools and solidifies, it forms igneous rock. The type of rock that forms depends on the chemical composition of the lava and the rate at which it cools.


What types of rock does lava formed?

When lava cools it forms extrusive igneous rock.


What is the name of a rock that forms form cooling lava?

The rock that forms from the cooling of lava is called igneous rock. When lava cools and solidifies on the Earth's surface, it is specifically referred to as extrusive igneous rock, such as basalt. If the lava cools slowly beneath the surface, it forms intrusive igneous rock, like granite.


Does a igneous rock forms from lava?

Yes, an igneous rock forms when lava is cooled. It is called an extrusive igneous rock (because lava is extruded onto the surface of the earth). A magma pool that did not erupt as lava can cool to become an intrusive rock.


What rock does lava form?

The igneous rock forms from lava because when a volcano erupts the lava that flows from a volcano. Igneous rocks have a hot liquid in the beginning. The lava that flows forms into an igneous rock fast. When the lava reaches the surface, it cools rapidly and turns into igneous rock.


What is a rock that forms from magma called?

lava


What rock forms from lava that cools?

Lava will cool to form extrusive igneous rock. The exact type would depend on the composition of the lava.


When lava cools it forms what?

Cooled lava forms extrusive igneous rock, such as rhyolite, basalt, obsidian, and pumice.


A rock that forms from cooling lava is classified as an?

An extrusive igneous rock.


What rock forms from cooling magma or lava from?

It is known as igneous rock.


A rock that forms cooling lava is classified as an?

An extrusive igneous rock.