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Felsic, high in silica. Mafic, low in silica. Intrusive, those formed underground. Extrusive, those formed above ground.
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Rocks are formed when magma does what?
Rocks are formed when magma cools.
Rocks that form as a result of cooling magma?
Rocks formed from magma are igneous rocks. Extrusive igneous rocks form from lava at or near the surface. Intrusive rocks form from magma below the surface.
How do intrusive and igneous rocks differ?
Intrusive rocks are formed from magma below the surface; extrusive rocks are formed from magma on the surface of Earth.
Does magma contain minerals?
Of coarse, magma is a melted mixture of rocks.
Magma cools and solidifies to form what rocks?
igneous rocks
Rocks are formed when magma does what?
Rocks are formed when magma cools.
What does magma have to do with igneous rocks?
Igneous rocks are formed by cooling magma.
Why are all extrusive rocks made from lava and not magma?
Magma contains rocks which are not suitable for making extrusive rocks. Magma is only inside the chamber of a volcano, and comes out as lava. There is 98.3% Magma will be made into extrusive rocks.
Rocks that form as a result of cooling magma?
Rocks formed from magma are igneous rocks. Extrusive igneous rocks form from lava at or near the surface. Intrusive rocks form from magma below the surface.
Are rocks formed by lava or magma?
Magma
What rocks are formed by magma?
Intrusive igneous rocks are formed by magma. Magma can also cause the contact metamorphism of rock that it is intruded into.
True or false the tree main types are igneos sedimentary and magma?
That is false. The 3 main types of rocks are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
Are rocks formed when magma erodes?
no only igneous rocks are formed when magma cools not erodes
Do sedimentary rocks melt and become magma?
No. It's the Metamorphic rocks that melt and become magma.
Rocks made by the cooling of magma are called?
Intrusive igneous rocks are formed by the cooling of magma.
How does magma form into ignous rocks?
igneous rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma.
What type of rock is made from hot magma?
Rocks that form when hot magma solidifies are igneous rocks.
