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Which is called a large mass of igneous rock in earths crust that if exposed at the surface covers an area of at least 100km?
a batholith
Molton rock that flows from a volcano onto Earths surface is?
Molton rock that flows from a volcano onto Earths surface is
What are extrusive and intrusive igneous rock?
Extrusive rocks are formed outside of earths surface. Intrusive rocks are formed inside earths surface.
What rock type are most common at earths surface?
Sedimentary Rocks. 75% of rocks exposed to the surface are sedimentary. Basalt is the most common type of rock and it is igneous.
What kind of igneous rock forms when lava cools at earths surface?
Such rock is extrusive igneous rock.
Any rock exposed at Earths surface will undergo?
The rock or rocks will undergo weathering and erosion.
Buried rock is exposed at earths surface by the combination of which two processes?
erosion and deposition
What igneous rock is at the earths surface that is weathered and wears away?
Extrusive (volcanic) and exposed plutonic igneous rock.
What is the Movement within the earth that cause buried rock to be exposed at the earths surface?
The movement within the Earth that causes buried rock to be exposed at the Earth's surface is called uplift. It refers to the vertical elevation of the Earth's surface.
When igneous rocks are exposed on Earth's surface and undergo weathering they eventually become which rock?
The sediments from the weathering could become part of a sedimentary rock formation.
Which is called a large mass of igneous rock in earths crust that if exposed at the surface covers an area of at least 100km?
a batholith
When magma hardens and comes to the earths surface what is it called?
If the magma has hardened before being exposed at the surface it would be considered an intrusive igneous rock. It is hardens at or near the surface, it would be called extrusive igneous rock.
Molton rock that flows from a volcano onto Earths surface is?
Molton rock that flows from a volcano onto Earths surface is
What is the process that breaks up rock on earths surface?
weathering breaks rocks on earths surface
What does sulfide rock create when exposed to rain and air on the surface?
Sulfide rock create when exposed to rain and air on the surface sulfuric acid.
Is molten rock on earths surface?
lava
What is molten rock on earths surface.?
lava
