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What rocks always originate at the surface of the solid Earth?
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Where do igneous rocks originate from?
earth origin
Why are metamorphic rocks not common on Earth's surface?
They are formed under the earth's surface.
Rocks altered by heat and pressure beneath Earth's surface are?
igneous rocks
Igneous rocks are described as intrusive or extrusive based on?
Igneous rocks are described as intrusive or extrusive based on formation. Intrusive rocks forms underneath the earth surface, while extrusive rocks forms on the surface of earth.
What involves the breaking down of rocks on the earth's surface?
Water, ice, wind, acid, gravity, and temperature are all involved in the breaking down of rocks on the earth's surface.
What rocks originate from the surface of the earth?
Sedimentary rocks form on the Earth's crust, and can form metamorphic rocks when buried. Igneous rocks form under the surface, or when liquid magma reaches the surface as lava.
Does magma always reach the Earth's surface?
no sometimes it cools under earth's surface. that is called intrusive igneous rocks. when it reaches earth's surface and cools its called extrusive igneous rocks.
How is magma different from rocks on Earth's surface?
Magma is under the surface of Earth's crust. Rocks on earth's surface are well ... on Earth's surface. Magma is also molten rock, not solid rock like the rocks on earth's surface.
What are igneous rocks that form on earth surface?
igneous rocks that form on earth's surface
Where do igneous rocks originate from?
earth origin
Where are rocks from?
from earth surface ^_^
Why are metamorphic rocks not common on Earth's surface?
They are formed under the earth's surface.
Are intrusive rocks formed at Earth's surface?
No. Intrusive rocks form when liquid magma "squirts" into the crust and hardens. Igneous rocks that form at the earth's surface are called extrusive rocks.
What forces on Earth's surface break down rocks?
Weathering breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface by wind, rain, or ice.
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost to the process of .?
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost the process of erosion.
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost to the process of what?
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost the process of erosion.
Which igneous rocks form below earth's surface?
Intrusive igneous rocks form from cooled magma below Earth's surface.
