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Mass of rock formed when magna cools in crust is called?
The mass of rock formed when magma cools in the Earth's crust is called igneous rock. This process involves the solidification of molten rock material underground, leading to the formation of solid igneous rock bodies.
How is convection on the earth's crust formed?
Do you mean under the Earth's crust or above it? If you mean under it: The heat under the Earth's crust rises and falls as it heats and cools. Above the crust, the sun heats the earth, heat rises, cools, falls back down. Hope that helps.
New crust forms what?
New crust forms at mid-ocean ridges through the process of seafloor spreading. Magma rises to the surface, cools, and solidifies to create new oceanic crust. This process helps drive the movement of tectonic plates.
Why is oceanic crust lower than the continental crust?
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust because it is formed from basaltic magma at mid-ocean ridges, which cools quickly and is more compact. This denser oceanic crust tends to sink lower into the mantle compared to the less dense continental crust, which is primarily composed of less dense granite rocks.
What is the difference between igneous rock that is cools deep within the crust and igneous rock that cools at the surface?
igneous rock that grows at the crust has little to no crystals visible. igneous rock that grows underground has many very large crystals. so the main difference to distinguish the two are the grain sizes. sometimes you can use weight of the rock. mot of the light rocks are rocks formed at the near surface. it may have formed from the result of trapped gases from the volcanic eruption.
What formed when lava cools and crystallizes on top of oceanic crust?
it becomes part of the oceanic crust
What type of rock is formed after volcanic magma cools?
If the magma cools on the surface of the crust, it is called extrusive igneous rock
What is the mass of a rock formed when magma cools inside the crust?
Basalt
Is a new ocean crust formed at a divergent boundary?
because the molten rock cools in the water and forms a oceanic crust
What do you call a igneous rock that cools on the crust is called?
An igneous rock that cools on the Earth's crust is called an extrusive or volcanic rock. This type of rock forms from lava that erupts onto the surface and cools quickly, resulting in a fine-grained texture. Examples include basalt and pumice.
What forms when magma cools slowly inside the crust?
Intrusive igneous rock.
When volcano lava cools at the surface?
When magma cools at the surface of the Earth, it cools very quickly and hardens on the Earths crust. However, it continues flowing underneath, forming interesting textures.
When lava cools rapidly a crust forms on the surface of the flow If the low continues the crust wrinkles and forms volcanic rock known as what?
Pahoehoe.
Igneous rocks that form when lava cools under the crust?
Intrusive igneous rocks do this.
What is a mass of rock when a large body of magma cools inside the crust?
A Batholith or Pluton.
What is an enormous gap that forms as new ocean crust cools and moves apart?
A rift.
What happens to the ocean crust as is spreads from the mid-ocean ridge?
As the volcanic material moves away from the Mid Ocean Ridge, it cools (which makes it denser); it forms the large 'Giants Causeway" type of polygon rock forms; once it has passed through the Curie point, it preserves a record of the magnetic field as is was when the rock cools.
