Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Consider the following statements:
1. Intrusive, or plutonic, igneous rock forms when magma is trapped & cooled deep inside the Earth.
2. Extrusive, or volcanic, igneous rock is produced when magma exits and cools above (or very near) the Earth's surface.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect ?

• A. 1 Only
• B. 2 Only
• C. Both 1 & 2
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D None of the above

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Magma that solidifies below the Earth's surface and remains surrounded by older, pre-existing rock is called intrusive igneous rock.
Extrusive igneous rocks are formed at the crust's surface as a result of the partial melting of rocks within the mantle and crust