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Melted rock in the Earth's mantle is called magma.

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When rocks are pushed down into the mantle and melt it become?

When rocks are pushed down into the mantle and melt, they become magma. Magma is molten rock located beneath the Earth's surface.


How could a metamorphic rock go to a igneous rock?

If a metamorphic rock were to reach the mantle and melt, it would become magma. If that magma were then to recrystallize it would be an igneous rock.


Is rock found in earths mantle?

Yes.


What is the source of materials for volcanoes that erupt?

rocks near the mantle melt and become magma, the volcano launches this magma and it opens a new layer of rock to melt


What is the source of materials for volcanoes the erupt?

rocks near the mantle melt and become magma, the volcano launches this magma and it opens a new layer of rock to melt


Why does solid rock in earths mantle melt?

Solid rock in Earth's mantle can melt due to an increase in temperature that surpasses its melting point. This can be caused by factors like the heat generated from radioactive decay, the presence of water or other volatile substances, or the addition of heat from the Earth's core. The melted rock can then rise to the surface through volcanic activity.


Where would you be most likely to find granite in earths mantle or earths continents?

you will find it in earths mantle because it is a kind of an igneous rock


What is the layer of the rock beneath the earths crust?

mantle


What is earths upper mantle composition?

hard rock


What layer of rock that is 67 of earths mass is?

Mantle


What is the rock of earths mantle?

plate tectonic and magma


What will happen if the flow of hot rock in earths mantle if the planets core eventually cools?

The flow of hot rock in earths mantle will stop and Earth's magnetic field will disappear