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Vesicles are rounded spaces that appear in igneous rocks from the solidification of the magma around gas bubbles. Pumice, scoria, and vesicular basalt are igneous rocks that contain vesicles.
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What is the term describing igneous rock openings produced by escaping gases?
Vesicles.
What type of rock is a pumice rock?
an igneous rock.
Why do holes form in some extrusive rock?
the holes in extrusive igneous rocks (lava) are called vesicles. They are formed by gas escaping from the rock when molten, leaving bubbles in the melt which which may be preserved when the lava solidifies
Is pumice igneous rock metamorphic rock or sedimentary rock?
Igneous Rock
What type of rock is formed when lava flowing from a volcano cools and hardens?
Extrusive igneous rock is formed from cooling lava.
What is the term describing igneous rock openings produced by escaping gases?
Vesicles.
What kind of rock is formed when lava cools fast?
Extrusive igneous rock is formed from rapidly cooling lava.
What is vesicular texture in rock?
* Vesicular rock texture is generally displayed in extrusive igneous rocks which contain many vesicles of trapped air, such as pumice or scoria. * Igneous rocks containing holes which were produced as gases escaped from the upper part of lava flow.
What type of rock forms when molten rock cools?
Rock that forms from molten rock that cools and solidifies is called igneous rock.
What describes rock that was formed when molten rock cooled down?
Igneous rock is formed.
What type of rock is a pumice rock?
an igneous rock.
Type of rock formed from molten rock?
Igneous rock is formed when magma cools and becomes solid.
Is obsidian metamorphic igneous or sedimentary?
Obsidian is an igneous rock.
Why do holes form in some extrusive rock?
the holes in extrusive igneous rocks (lava) are called vesicles. They are formed by gas escaping from the rock when molten, leaving bubbles in the melt which which may be preserved when the lava solidifies
What kind of rock is formed after a volcano erupts?
Extrusive igneous rock such as basalt, rhyolite, pumice, and obsidian.
When magma is cooled it becomes what?
Cooling and solidifying magma turns into igneous rock.
What is igneous rock formed from magma below Earth's surface is called?
It is called an intrusive igneous rock.
