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A magma that has reached the earth surface usually cools faster and?
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As it moves upward, the magma encounters colder rock and begins to cool. If the temperature of the magma drops low enough, the magma will crystallize underground to form rock; rock that forms in this way is called intrusive, or plutonic igneous rock, as the magma has formed by intruding the surrounding rocks. If the crust through which the magma passes is sufficiently shallow, warm, or fractured, and if the magma is sufficiently hot and fluid, the magma will erupt at the surface of the earth, possibly forming volcanoes. Magma that erupts is called lava. For more information go to: http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761595520/Magma.html
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Which heats and cools faster?
Please clarify.
Does water or sand cool faster after dark?
Sand cools down faster after dark
Why the sand on the beach cools down faster than the ocean water?
Sand does not retain heat as easily as water. Therefore, sand cools down faster than the ocean water.
When air cools to a temperature at which is saturated the air has reached it's?
i think dew point.
Does a bathtub cool faster than a teacup?
Yes, at room temperature, if the amount of liquid is the same in tea cup and a bathtub, then bathtub cools faster. This is because more surface area of liquid is in contact with air. Assumptions made: The liquids in both the containers are the same. And both have been heated to a temperature higher than that of room temperature.
Is lava magma when it cools down?
No. Lava is magma that has reached the surface.
Does water cool more quickly than land?
Land cools faster because land is floating on the earths surface. Water gets deeper, so the suns heat cant heat the bottom of the ocean as well as the surface
Lava is magma that has reached the what in an eruption?
Lava is magma that has reached the surface of the earth in an eruption. When this cools down, it will form igneous rocks.
When a contracting hot ball of gas spins into a disk shape it cools faster due to?
increased surface area
When magma cools earth's surface what type of crystalline structure is usually found?
obsidian
Is the faster a rock cools the larger the crystals?
NO the faster a rock cools the smaller the crystals are.
How does the shape surface area and volume affect how fast magma cools?
The shape affects the ratio of surface area to volume. The greater the surface are to volume ratio, the faster the magma will cool.
Can you give two reason why pouring a cup of hot coffee into a saucer results in faster cooling?
If you pour it in a saucer, it will spread out and there is less surface area and it cools faster.
When air cools to a temperature the air has reached what?
it has reached a vonchardis front
What type of soda cools faster?
coke it has less sodium and sugar then other sodas an when it has less it cools faster
How does the rate at which a container of water cools depends upon the surface area of the water exposed to the open air?
The rate at which a container of water cools depends on the surface area of the water exposed to the open air because the more water is exposed, the faster its molecules will cool.
Is it faster to cool beverages in ice only or ice water?
ice water, cause the cold temperature is touching more of the bottle or cans surface area so it cools down faster
