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What do we call the modification of rocks to conditions at the surface of the earth?
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What do you call the adjustments of rocks to conditions at the surface of the earth?
weathering
What rocks form under conditions found a few kilometers under earth's surface?
Hyperbasal Intrusive Rocks.
What Rocks form under conditions found a few kilometers under earth surface?
Hyperbasal Intrusive Rocks.
Exposure of rocks at earth's surface to water and atmospheric conditions is most likely to cause?
Exposure of rocks at the earth's surface to water and atmospheric conditions is most likely to cause erosion. The Grand Canyon is a good example of this type of exposure.
How is magma different from rocks on Earth's surface?
Magma is under the surface of Earth's crust. Rocks on earth's surface are well ... on Earth's surface. Magma is also molten rock, not solid rock like the rocks on earth's surface.
What are igneous rocks that form on earth surface?
igneous rocks that form on earth's surface
Where are rocks from?
from earth surface ^_^
What rocks originate from the surface of the earth?
Sedimentary rocks form on the Earth's crust, and can form metamorphic rocks when buried. Igneous rocks form under the surface, or when liquid magma reaches the surface as lava.
Why are metamorphic rocks not common on Earth's surface?
They are formed under the earth's surface.
Are intrusive rocks formed at Earth's surface?
No. Intrusive rocks form when liquid magma "squirts" into the crust and hardens. Igneous rocks that form at the earth's surface are called extrusive rocks.
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost to the process of .?
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost the process of erosion.
What forces on Earth's surface break down rocks?
Weathering breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface by wind, rain, or ice.
