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Magma rises because it is less dense than the rock around it.

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When will magma rise to earths surface?

During a volcanic eruption or on a constructive boundary


How does magma rise to the surface of the Earth?

Through cracks, holes or vents in the earths crust.


What factors control rocks returning to earths surface and becoming magma?

the heat of the volcano makes the rocks heat. the heat is the rocks the volcano blew up. now the rocks are a red hot liquid, the rocks rise to the surface because of the heat, it pops open the volcano top and makes a new island.


The opening in Earth's crust through which magma rises to the surface is known as the?

The opening in the earth crust which magma rise to the surface are Volcanoes


What causes the magma inside a volcano to rise to award the surface?

The molten magma increases in pressure (like a pressure cooker at home) until it is forced towards the surface.


What is an area where one of the huge plates under the earths surface slides under or pulls away from the edge of another plate and magma rises to the surface of the earth?

This phenomenon is known as a subduction zone. It occurs when one tectonic plate is forced beneath another, leading to the melting of the descending plate and the formation of magma. This magma can then rise to the surface as volcanic activity.


How does the magma rise from the volcano?

magma rises up out of a volcano by the build up of pressure


What causes magma beneath the volcano to rise to the surface?

Increasing pressure pushes the magma upwards. This rising pressure can be caused by many different things.


Is it true or false the pipe of a volcano is a horizontal crack in the crust?

False. A pipe of a volcano is a vertical conduit that allows magma to rise from depth to the surface. It is typically a narrow, tube-like structure that connects the magma chamber to the surface vent of the volcano.


What causes magma to flow upward thought the earths surface?

The tectonic plates push together thus causing magma to shoot up and rise hence an eruption


Magma tends to rise toward earths surface?

Yes, magma tends to rise towards the earth's surface. It does so because once melted it becomes less dense.


What is the opening in the earth's crust that allows magma to reach the surface?

An opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma to reach the surface is called a volcano. Volcanoes can be found along tectonic plate boundaries where the Earth's crust is weak, allowing magma from the mantle to rise and erupt onto the surface.