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magma squeezed into a vertical crack is called a dike.

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What is hardened magma squeezed into a horizontal space between rocks?

An intrusion.


Is the pipe of a volcano is a horizontal crack in the crust?

No, actually the volcanic pipe is horizontal.


What magma hardens in a horizontal crack?

Commonly referred to as a sill.


Does a dome Mountain from when hardened magma is uplifted and pushes up a horizontal layer of rock?

No.


Formed when magma is squeezed into horizontal crack between layers of rock and hardens undergroud?

It forms a sill.


What landform is created when magma squeezes between rock layers to forma hardened slab of rock?

If vertical, a dyke; if horizontal, a sill.


What is a hardened layer of magma called?

A hardened layer of magma is called a lava flow or volcanic rock.


Magma squeezed into a horizontal crack between rock layers is?

when magma is squeezed into horizontals craks are called sill


Is a dike in a vertical or horizontal crack?

horizontal


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 are irregularly shaped underground magma formation that have hardened called?

batholiths


How a dome mountain can eventually form out of magma that are hardened beneath earth's surface?

A dome mountains forms when rising magma is blocked by horizontal layers of rock. The magma forces the layers of rock to bend upward into a dome shape. Eventually, the rock above the dome mountain wears away, living it exposed.