An irregular-shaped and blob-like igneous rock body that cooled beneath the surface of Earth is a ________.
A)dike
B)pluton
C)sill
D)laccolith

Question

An irregular-shaped and blob-like igneous rock body that cooled beneath the surface of Earth is a ________.
A)dike
B)pluton
C)sill
D)laccolith

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A pluton is an irregular-shaped igneous rock body that cooled beneath the surface of the Earth. The other choices, dike, sill, and laccolith, all refer to specific types of plutons with distinctive shapes and orientations.

An Irregular-Shaped and Blob-Like Igneous Rock Body That Cooled Beneath