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What is the specific name for the rock formed when lava cools and hardens at the Earth’s surface?

What is the specific name for the rock formed when lava cools and hardens at the Earth’s surface?
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What is the specific name for the rock formed when lava cools and hardens at the Earth’s surface?

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Extrusive igneous rock is formed from cooling lava.
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Magma that reaches the surface of the earth is called lava
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