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Volcanic Landforms

Question 4 • FHS 2016 TX-Earth and Space Science

Hardened magma in a volcano’s pipe remaining after softer rock around it has eroded away is a batholith.

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Explanation

The statement is false. Hardened magma left in a volcano’s pipe after surrounding rock erodes is called a volcanic neck, not a batholith. A batholith is a large mass of intrusive igneous rock that forms deep underground.

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