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What rock form from cooling lava?
Lava will cool to form extrusive igneous rock. The exact type would depend on the composition of the 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.
What type of rock that forms due to cooling?
Lava will cool to form extrusive igneous rock. The exact type would depend on the composition of the lava.
When a volcano erupts lava may flow onto the surface. What type of rock does the lava cooling form?
When lava cools on the surface, it forms igneous rock called basalt.
When lava cools What is the name to the rock?
The rock falls into the category of extrusive igneous rock. The specific type of rock depends on the type of lava. Basalt is the most common type, and is itself divided into a'a and pahoehoe. Other rocks that can form from lava include obsidian, andesite, trachyte, dacite, rhyolite, and phonolite.
How is molten formed and what type of rock does it create when it harden?
rock is melted to form molten rock, then as the lava hardens, it forms any type of igneous rock
What type of rock contains lava or magma?
The type of rock that contains lava or magma is an igneous rock.
When a volcanoes lava washes into the ocean what rock does it form?
lava rock
What type of igneous rock forms form lava or magma that erupts onto the earths surface?
extrusive igneous rock
Is dike a type of lava flow?
A dike is not a type of lava flow, but rather a sheet-like intrusion of igneous rock that cuts across existing rock layers. Dikes form when molten rock (magma) is injected into fractures in the Earth's crust and crystallizes before reaching the surface.
What type of rock does rock turn into when it erupts?
lava
If a lava flow at Earth's surface had a basaltic composition what rock type would the flow likely turn into upon solidification?
It would form into the rock basalt, an extrusive, mafic, igneous rock.
