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Lava is a molten rock from a volcano, and is rock.

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Is cooled lava considered a rock?

Yes. Cooled lava is extrusive igneous rock.


What must happen to molten lava before it turns into extrusive rock?

As soon as the lava hardens, it is considered an igneous rock.


Is hardened lava a mineral?

Hardened lava is considered igneous rock, composed of minerals.


What is the difference between lava and molten rock?

Lava refers specifically to molten rock that flows on the surface of the Earth during a volcanic eruption. Molten rock, on the other hand, is the hot, liquid rock below the Earth's surface that has not yet erupted. Essentially, all lava is molten rock, but not all molten rock is lava.


Would a lava flow be considered an extrusion?

Yes, a lava flow is a type of volcanic extrusion where molten rock, or magma, reaches the Earth's surface and flows out as lava. This can result in the formation of volcanic landforms such as lava fields, lava plateaus, and lava domes.


What is a slab of volcanic rock called?

A slab of volcanic rock is called a "lava flow" or a "lava rock".


How can lava not burn rock?

Lava does not burn rock because rock is not flammable.


Is the lava a rock?

Lava is molten rock on earth's surface.


Can you freeze lava?

Technically, it is possible to solidify lava by cooling it rapidly. This can be done using certain techniques and materials, like pouring water over the flowing lava to cool and solidify it. However, the term "freezing" is not quite accurate as lava is molten rock that solidifies into volcanic rock when cooled.


Why does lava change in to igneous rock?

Lava hardens, and the lava is turned into obsidian, or ignoeus rock.


When a volcanoes lava washes into the ocean what rock does it form?

lava rock


What is another word for lava rock?

Magma or lavaLava is molten rock. Magma is a mixture of molten rock and solids.