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What type of rock is formed from the magma that is cooled above earth's surface?
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Igneous rock.
the definition of igneous: Formed by solidification from a molten state.
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The type of rock that is formed from magma that cooled above the Earth's surface?
metamorphic
What are extrusive and intrusive igneous rock?
Extrusive rocks are formed outside of earths surface. Intrusive rocks are formed inside earths surface.
How does air above a cooled surface move?
Air above a cold or cooled surface contracts and falls.
What would have larger crystals igneous rock that formed below earths surface or above?
below
How are rocks formed in a volcanic eruption?
They are formed when the erupted magma or lava, cool and sollidifies below or above the earths surface respectively.
What igneous rocks form above the earths surface?
Extrusive because they are formed outside of the earth's core. Rocks formed below earth's surface are intrusive because they are formed inside the earth's core.
Why would granite have larger crystals than rocks formed from lava cooled above earth surface?
Because crystals in granite had more time to form as the magma cooled slowly. Crystals that form on the surface are smaller because they cooled really quickly.
What do we call a measure of height above earths surface?
Height above earths surface is called elevation
What is true about plutons?
they form above earths surface (THIS ANSWER IS NOT CORRECT) They Form BELOW earths surface(:
What is the point on earths surface directly above an earths focus?
The epicenter
What is true about all plutons?
they form above earths surface (THIS ANSWER IS NOT CORRECT) They Form BELOW earths surface(:
Do cirrus clouds form near or far from earths surface?
They form far above the earths surface.
