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Why does the Moon's surface look like it does?
The moons surface is covered with craters, caused by asteroid collisions early in the history of the solar system. The large dark patches on the moon, are seas of lava that flowed out of the moon's interior, filled the impact craters, and cooled to solid rock.
What does the presence of maria on the moons surface indicate?
It indicates that their is lava under its surface Brendon Cunningham
Are maria low areas once flooded with lava on the moons surface?
false:)
What are maria craters?
Craters are formed when space debris collides with a body such as a planet or a moon, material is ejected to form a large cavity on the surface. Maria is the name of the dark areas on the moons surface, originally thought to be seas, but is now known to be ancient lava plains.
How is a mesa formed?
Mesas are formed when hardened lava is pushed up to the earth's surface and over time the sides are eroded by water and winds.
Which rocks are formed from hardened lava that flowed from volcanones?
Igneous rocks
What are the seas on the moons surface?
Lava flows.
Which rocks formed from hardened lava that flowed from volcanoes?
extrusive igneous rock
What is a sentence using the word dike?
The dike formed after lava flowed from the volcano.
How are marias formed?
marias are formed by hot ash and lava coming through the moons craters
When molten rock erupts on earths surface it is called?
Igneous rock that flowed out of the surface if lava; lava blown out of explosive eruptions is Volcanic Ash, or Tuff.
Why does the Moon's surface look like it does?
The moons surface is covered with craters, caused by asteroid collisions early in the history of the solar system. The large dark patches on the moon, are seas of lava that flowed out of the moon's interior, filled the impact craters, and cooled to solid rock.
What does the presence of maria on the moons surface indicate?
It indicates that their is lava under its surface Brendon Cunningham
Are maria low areas once flooded with lava on the moons surface?
false:)
Why is most lava that forms on earth's surface unnoticed and unobserved?
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What igneous rock are formed when lava cools at earth's surface?
Extrusive igneous rocks are formed
What are formed when the lava and ash escapes at the surface?
Volcanic landforms and features.
