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What results when rocks come in contact with molten rocks such as those in an igneous intrustion?
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If sedimentary rock becomes intruded by a mass of magma in an igneous intrusion, it will turn into a metamorphic rock. The change takes place because of great pressure and intense heat.
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Describe two igneous structures that form under earths surface?
Igneous rocks are formed from the molten liquid minerals that lie below the earth's crust. Intrusive igneous rocks forms in magma chambers that are deep underground it is molten by heat and pressure. Extrusive igneous rocks forms when magma makes its way to Earth's surface when the molten rock erupts.Jennifer
This type of rock forms from molten rock that cools and solidifies?
Igneous rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rock producer by heat and fire?
Igneous rock is produced by solidification from a molten state, especially from molten magma.
What are rocks form by crystallization and consolidation of molten magma?
Primary
Is volcanic rock igneous sedimentary or metamorphic and why?
Volcanic rock is igneous. This is because rock that forms fromt the cooling of molten material is the very definition of igneous rock.
What Results when rocks come in contact with molten rock such as those in an igneous intrusion?
Contact metamorphasism.
When molten igneous material intrudes into rock metamorphism can occurs.?
contact
When molten igneous material intrudes into rock what metamorphism can occur.?
contact
Occurs when rocks come into contact with molten rock?
They change into, or become, a igneous rock
What is the difference between molten and igneous rock?
Molten rock is still a liquid. Igneous rock is what is formed when molten rock solidifies.
When molten rock undergoes crystallization above ground what type of rock results?
Extrusive igneous rock is the result of above ground crystallization.
How is molten rock formed and what type of rock does it create when it hardens?
rock is melted to form molten rock, then as the lava hardens, it forms any type of igneous rock
What of rocks form when magma cools below earths surface?
Intrusive igneous rocks
What type of rock forms when molten rock cools?
Rock that forms from molten rock that cools and solidifies is called igneous rock.
What is the the origin of igneous?
Molten Magma.
Can you come up with a sentence with the word igneous rock in it?
The igneous rock is formed when a rock that is solidified from molten or partly molten matierial.
When molten rocks cools what rocks form?
igneous rocks
