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What is the substance made up of molten rock, gases, and minerals that reaches the earth’s surface called? A. rhyolite B. magma C. gabbro D. lava

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The correct answer is - D. Lava.

Lava or lava flow is a product of the magma below the surface. It is consisted of molten rock, gases, and minerals. It reaches the surface with the help of the geothermal energy and it is expelled on the surface of the Earth (or other planets or moons) through fractures in the crust or through volcanic eruptions. It's temperature ranges anywhere from 700 to 1200 C degrees. Ones the lava is on the surface and stops moving it solidifies and forms igneous rocks.

Answer:

Option: D. lava

Explanation:

The substances made up of molten rock, gases, and minerals are called magma. Magma when reaches the surface, it is called lava. In other word, lava is magma that reaches the surface of the earth when a volcano erupts. Lava is hot rock liquid with a thick consistency that rushing down the hills of a volcano.

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