Question 28 • CARE_24_25_TX-Earth and Space Science B
Molten material that cools and hardens forms igneous rock. Because it cools inside Earth, it is intrusive igneous rock; extrusive rocks form when lava cools at the surface. Cooling underground is usually slow, producing larger crystals, so the choices describing fine texture or small crystals do not fit.
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