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When magma reaches the earth's surface, it is called lava. when it solidifies, it forms new crust, or rock.

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What is a igneous rock that forms when magma solidifies beneath the earths surface?

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Igneous rocks are formed when magma does what?

The Igneous rock formed when magma cools are; 1. Extrusive (Volcanic) Igneous Rock; which are igneous rocks formed when magma cools outside the earths crust. The texture of of extrusive igneous rock is fine grained. 2. Intrusive (Plutonic) Igneous Rock; these are igneous rocks formed by gradual cooling of magma within the earths crust. The texture is coarse grained.


What happens when magma rises to the surface?

It cools and solidifies into a sedimentary rock.


What is the magma when it reaches the earths surface?

Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is known as lava.


What term refers to magma at the earths surface?

Magma once it reaches the earths surface is called lava.


Magma that reaches the earths surface?

Magma that reaches earth's surface is called lava.


What structures are formed from the cooling and hardening of magma beneaths earths surface?

Intrusive igneous rocks such as dikes, sills, and batholiths are formed from the cooling and hardening of magma beneath Earth's surface. These structures are formed when magma solidifies underground, creating features like vertical dikes, horizontal sills, and large masses of magma called batholiths.


What is magma called when it reaches the earth's surface?

Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is known as lava.


What type of rocks form when magma cools below earths surface?

Intrusive igneous rocks.


What is Magma reaching earths surface flows from a volcano as blank?

Magma that reaches the Earth's surface flows from a volcano as lava. When magma erupts through a volcano, it becomes lava, which can flow in various forms, such as basaltic, andesitic, or rhyolitic, depending on its composition. As lava cools, it solidifies and can form different types of volcanic rock.


What is magma that flows out on to earths surface?

Lava.


Type of igneous rock which is formed when magma underneath the earths surface solidifies and hardens?

Well, there are a few formations ; sills, loccoliths, lopoliths, dykes, layered igneous intrusions and batholyths.