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magma is created by melted rock from the section of the earth called mantle which lies underneath the crust.

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Is magma a weathered rock?

No. Magma is molten rock underground.


What word describes molten rock that is underground?

Molten rock is known as Magma when underground and has not yet been erupted onto the surface.


What name is given to molten rock underground?

Magma is a type of molten rock underground. Hope this helps. :)


Does magma cool above ground or beneath?

No. Molten rock under the surface is called magma. Molten rock above the surface is referred to as lava.


What is the area deep underground where molten rocks collect?

The area deep underground where molten rocks collect is called the mantle. It is located between the Earth's crust and core and is a layer of hot, solid rock that can flow very slowly over long periods of time.


Where molten rock collects underground?

magma chamber


What distinguishes magma from lava?

magma is molten rock that is still underground and lava is molten rock that is above ground


When is molten rock called lava and when is it called magma?

Molten rock is called magma when it is underground and lava when it reaches the surface.


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.


An underground pool that contains molten rock?

A magma chamber.


Does magma form when rock begins to melt?

Yes. Magma is underground molten rock.


Which is the molten rock that you can find underground chamber?

The molten material that you find in the magma chamber is the magma itself.