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What type of igneous rock formed when melted rock reaches earths surface?
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Lava, granite, etc
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What are extrusive and intrusive igneous rock?
Extrusive rocks are formed outside of earths surface. Intrusive rocks are formed inside earths surface.
What groups of rocks can igneous rocks be formed from?
igneous rocks are formed by magma reaching earths surface and cooling quickly to form extrusive igneous rock.another igneous rock is called intrusive igneous rock. it is formed when magma cools and hardens below the surface.
Fine-grained igneous rock that is formed when molten rock cools quickly and soildfies on Earths surface?
extrusive igneous rock
Is all igneous rock formed from lava that cooled on Earths surface?
No the rock may have cooled underground but yes all igneous rock was once magma.
How and where are igneous rocks formed?
Igneous rocks are formed on and below the surface of the Earth when lava or magma cools enough to crystallize.
Where is each type of igneous rock formed?
The Extrusive igneous rock is formed on the earths surface while the Intrusive igneous rock is formed within or inside the earths crust.
What are extrusive and intrusive igneous rock?
Extrusive rocks are formed outside of earths surface. Intrusive rocks are formed inside earths surface.
What igneous rocks formed or on or near earths surface?
Volcanoes.
Mountains formed by magma that reaches the Earths surface are?
Mountains formed by magma that reaches the Earth's surface are called volcanoes.
What are igneous rocks formed at the earths surface called?
Extrusive igneous rocks.
What is the name of the igneous rock that is formed under earths surface?
obsidian is one of them
What groups of rocks can igneous rocks be formed from?
igneous rocks are formed by magma reaching earths surface and cooling quickly to form extrusive igneous rock.another igneous rock is called intrusive igneous rock. it is formed when magma cools and hardens below the surface.
What igneous rock formed from lava have a fine?
Volcanic (Extrusive) igneous rock, which are formed by lava that comes out of the earths crust, then cools and solidifies rapidly on the earths surface due to exposure to the environmental atmosphere.
Igneous rocks formed on or near Earth's surface?
extrusive because it forms on or near earths surface
Fine-grained igneous rock that is formed when molten rock cools quickly and soildfies on Earths surface?
extrusive igneous rock
Which rock most probably formed directly from lava cooling quickly at earths surface?
Igneous.
What rock is formed when magma cools slowly beneath earths surface?
Intrusive igneous rock.
