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Depending on the type and chemistry of the rocks involved, lava temperatures could range from approximately 1200 F to 2300 F (700 C to 1300 C), of course, in some parts of the mantle, rocks gets a lot hotter.

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600 f to melt a rock or 1200 f to make it hot

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Temperature above their resistence to melting. Mostly at temperatures as high as 1000 degree celcius.

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Why don't rocks in earth's lower crust upper crust and mantle melt?

The rocks don't melt because they are under tremendous pressure. High pressure raises the temperature needed to melt something.


At what temperature do rocks melt?

At a temperature of about 1,000 degrees Celsius.


Rocks can melt without changing temperature when the pressure exerted on them is .?

Increase


What depth below earths surface do you have to go before the pressure and temperature cause rocks to melt?

At depths of 50 to 200 km below Earth's surface rocks will melt.


Which two factors affect the temperature that rocks melt at?

The two main factors that affect the temperature at which rocks melt are the composition of the rock and the pressure acting on it. Different minerals have different melting points, so the composition of the rock will determine its melting temperature. Additionally, pressure can increase or decrease the melting temperature of rocks, with higher pressure generally increasing melting temperature and lower pressure decreasing it.


What conditions are necessary to turn igneous and sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rocks?

Great pressure and heat, but short of the temperature that would completely melt the rock.


What temperature is needed to melt gold using boric acid?

gold melts at lobsters


Could heat melt rocks?

Yes heat could melt rocks


What happen to the crust when the molten rocks move upward?

The crust melt's because the molten rock's are at a really high temperature.


What event found at a transform boundary will help form igneous rocks?

Metamorphic rocks form when rocks change after undergoing extreme pressure or temperature increase. These temperature changes must be hot enough to reorganize matter within the rock but not hot enough to melt it.


Do sedimentary rocks melt and become magma?

No. It's the Metamorphic rocks that melt and become magma.


What determines a rock's melting point?

A rocks melting point would be determined by the highest temperature at which its constituent minerals would melt.