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Igneous rock is a result of cooled lava or magma.

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What type of rock is formed from volcanoes magma or lava?

igneos rock


What type of rock makes shield volcanoes?

Shield volcanoes are typically formed from basaltic lava flows, which are low in silica content and very fluid. This type of lava allows for the gradual buildup of wide, gently sloping volcanic cones characteristic of shield volcanoes.


What is a type of rock that bursts out of a volcanoe that starts with the letter b?

Basalt is a rock formed by volcanoes.


What kinds of rock are formed by volcanoes?

Extrusive igneous rocks are formed from the solidification of magma above ground.


How were the Hawaiian islands formed and which type of rock is probably most common in Hawaii?

they were formed by underwater volcanoes


Which rocks formed from hardened lava that flowed from volcanoes?

extrusive igneous rock


What do they call volcano formed by liquid rock?

There are two types of volcanoes formed by liquid rock (lava/magma), one being a shield volcano that are spread out over a large area but are not very tall because of the lava being mafic in nature (very liquid lava) such as the types of volcanoes that formed Hawaii, and the other being a composite volcano which is formed by felsic (thick) lava, making them steep and tall.


Are all rocks formed by volcanoes?

no not all rocks are formed by volcanoes because what about sedimentary rocks which are the rocks formed over a long period of time by little pieces of sand and rock etc. by wind and water


Are volcanoes made of rock?

A volcano is a part of the earth where there is so much heat underground that the rocks actually melt and are forced to the surface. Volcanoes are formed of the rock that solidifies as that molten rock cools down and hardens.


Why would you find a volcanic rock on a volcanic island?

Volcanic islands are formed by volcanoes and are therefore composed of volcanic rock.


What landforms is not formed by deposition?

Volcanoes are landforms that are not typically formed by deposition. Instead, volcanoes are created through the eruption of molten rock, ash, and gases onto the Earth's surface.


Why couldn't you find fossils in the rock formed by volcanoes?

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