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As magma cools, it undergoes crystallization, forming solid minerals. This process typically increases the density of the material, as the solid crystals are denser than the molten magma. Additionally, as the temperature decreases, the volume may also slightly contract, further contributing to an increase in density. Overall, cooled magma, now referred to as igneous rock, is denser than its molten state.
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Does heated magma rise or sink?
When magma is being heated it rises. When it is cooled, it sinks.
What is it called when a rock has cooled from magma?
When a rock has cooled from magma, it is called an igneous rock. This process involves the solidification of molten rock material.
Rocks that are melted by heat and then cooled are called what?
Igneous rock is formed from magma or lava that has cooled and solidified.
A slowly cooled magma will most likely result in a rock with which one What textures?
A slowly cooled magma is likely to result in a rock with a coarse-grained texture because the crystals have more time to grow larger. Examples of rocks with coarse-grained textures from slowly cooled magma include granite and diorite.
Where is seafloor being created?
The mid-atlantic Ridge. There, two tectonic plates are pulling apart, and magma from the mantle rises to the space between these two plates. This magma is cooled instantly, becoming a new ocean floor.
A rock made from cooled magma or lava?
Igneous rock is formed from solidified and cooled magma or lava.
What creates the crust?
cooled magma
Is there magma on Mars?
No. Mars has cooled so that i can no longer produce magma.
What are two things that could happen to a matamorphic rock to continue the rock cycle?
it gets melted into magma, then it is cooled into igneous rock.
How is magma and igneous rocks related?
Magma is molten rock, and igneous rock is cooled magma.
Does heated magma rise or sink?
When magma is being heated it rises. When it is cooled, it sinks.
Is crust formed by cooled magma?
yes
What is Igneous rock is made from?
They are made from cooled lava, because they come from volcano's, and the center of the earth, which has magma (lava) flowing around.no
What is the name of a magma cooled on the surface?
When magma cools on the surface it forms igneous rock.
What is it called when a rock has cooled from magma?
When a rock has cooled from magma, it is called an igneous rock. This process involves the solidification of molten rock material.
When Magma is cooled what rock forms?
igneous rocks
In domed mountains it is what?
cold because there is cooled magma
