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How do intrusive igneous rocks become visible in the surface of earth?
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∙ 11y ago
it easly wears away and can travel by magma streams or rivers or could wear away into particles called protons and gets blown away by the wind.it can then land somewhere to slowly collect more particles to form an igneous rock in a random place
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoIgneous rocks can be formed at the surface by the solidification of lava, or appear on the surface through the erosion of overlying rock.
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∙ 13y agoThrough outcropping, by the actions of denudational agents.
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∙ 11y agointrusive rocks become visable onthe earths surface because it may have been weathred.
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∙ 10y agoSedimentary Rocks could get to the earths surface through erosion resulting to removal of the overburdened materials over it.
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How is it possible to have more than one type of igneous rock form from a particular magma?
If a portion of the magma stays undergound and cools, it will become an intrusive igneous rock, with a fairly large crystalline structure. If the remaining portion of the magma reaches the surface, it will cool quickly, with a small crystalline structure and become an extrusive igneous rock. The chemical composition of the two rocks, however, will be identical.
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is called what?
Magma that reaches the surface is referred to as lava.magma that has reached the earth's surface tends to cool faster, that is why the rock will have more holes in it than a rock that has not reached the earth's surface. magma that has cooled enough to become a rock is known as a igneous rock. but there are two types of igneous rock. ther is intrusive igneous and extrusive igneous. intrusive is when the magma has cooled on the inside. this rock will have large crystals because it has cooled slower and most likely it will have a fine grained texture. extrusive igneous is when magma has reached earths surface (thats when it becomes lava) and has cooled. these rock with either have very small microscopic crystals or no crystals at all because the lava cools so quickly that they do not have enough time to really form.
What are rocks changed by intense pressure and heat become new rocks called?
I think you are looking for the term "Metamorphic".
How does Sedimentary rocks change to igneous rock?
Sedimentary rock melts, then it cools to form Igneous rock. Hoped this helped. :)
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.
Does a igneous rock forms from lava?
Yes, an igneous rock forms when lava is cooled. It is called an extrusive igneous rock (because lava is extruded onto the surface of the earth). A magma pool that did not erupt as lava can cool to become an intrusive rock.
How do volcanopes make igneous rocks?
They extrude to the surface of the Earth and and as they solidify they become harder and form a ignous rock. Some form below and some form above surface. The basalt are the surface one and the Granites are the intrusive ones.
What is the magma that reaches the earth's surface?
Magma that reaches the surface is referred to as lava.magma that has reached the earth's surface tends to cool faster, that is why the rock will have more holes in it than a rock that has not reached the earth's surface. magma that has cooled enough to become a rock is known as a igneous rock. but there are two types of igneous rock. ther is intrusive igneous and extrusive igneous. intrusive is when the magma has cooled on the inside. this rock will have large crystals because it has cooled slower and most likely it will have a fine grained texture. extrusive igneous is when magma has reached earths surface (thats when it becomes lava) and has cooled. these rock with either have very small microscopic crystals or no crystals at all because the lava cools so quickly that they do not have enough time to really form.
How is it possible to have more than one type of igneous rock form from a particular magma?
If a portion of the magma stays undergound and cools, it will become an intrusive igneous rock, with a fairly large crystalline structure. If the remaining portion of the magma reaches the surface, it will cool quickly, with a small crystalline structure and become an extrusive igneous rock. The chemical composition of the two rocks, however, will be identical.
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is called what?
Magma that reaches the surface is referred to as lava.magma that has reached the earth's surface tends to cool faster, that is why the rock will have more holes in it than a rock that has not reached the earth's surface. magma that has cooled enough to become a rock is known as a igneous rock. but there are two types of igneous rock. ther is intrusive igneous and extrusive igneous. intrusive is when the magma has cooled on the inside. this rock will have large crystals because it has cooled slower and most likely it will have a fine grained texture. extrusive igneous is when magma has reached earths surface (thats when it becomes lava) and has cooled. these rock with either have very small microscopic crystals or no crystals at all because the lava cools so quickly that they do not have enough time to really form.
What type of rock can become magma?
Cooled and solidified magma that rests below the surface becomes intrusive igneous rock. When magma is erupted onto the surface, then cools and solidifies, it becomes extrusive igneous rock. The major rock classification for cooled magma or lava would be IGNEOUS.
Is weathered intrusive or extrusive?
Neither, at the surface all rocks become weathered.
Can intrusive igneous rock becomes a sedimentary rock?
Yes and No An igneous rock can not just "become" a sedimentary rock, it first has to be weathered and eroded at the surface of the Earth. The debris produced is then washed away as sediment and deposited elsewhere. This deposited sediment then gradually hardens into a new rock which is a sedimentary rock. Thus until igneous rocks are exposed in outcrop, they remain as igneous rocks.
What are rocks changed by intense pressure and heat become new rocks called?
I think you are looking for the term "Metamorphic".
What is the name of igneous rocks that have large crystals and small crystals?
Large Crystals = Intrusive Small Crystals = Extrusive The name relates to where the minerals were cooled (at at what rate). In the case of intrusive igneous, the rocks were formed above Earth's surface and were thus cooled quickly and the minerals had little time to become defined. Extrusive rocks, therefore, were formed within the Earth's mantle and had a much longer time before being gathered to cool (as they slowly rose to the top).
Does an intrusive igneous rock sometimes become a sedimentary rock?
It can, if it is exposed at the surface and undergoes weathering, erosion, deposition, and lithification. In other words, it does not necessarily become sedimentary rock, but it could if it follows that path in the rock cycle.
How do landforms form from magma and become exposed?
The magma slowly cools over time into intrusive igneous rock. Later, often because the land is uplifted, the surrounding rock is eroded. Intrusive igneous rock, however, is often quite resistant to erosion, and so remains in place.
