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Volcanic Landforms

Question 10 • FHS 2016 TX-Earth and Space Science

What landform is created when magma squeezes between rock layers to form a hardened slab of rock?

Answer
A
volcanic neck
B
dike
C
lava plateau
D
sill

Explanation

A sill forms when magma intrudes between existing rock layers and cools into a hardened slab, usually parallel to those layers. A dike also forms from hardened magma, but it cuts across the layers rather than squeezing between them. Therefore, the correct choice is a sill.

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