Molten rock material below the surface of Earth is called ____.
A) lithosphere
B) evaporite
C) mantle
D) magma
E) lava

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Molten rock material below the surface of Earth is called magma, not lithosphere (which refers to the outermost layer of Earth), evaporite (which refers to sedimentary rocks formed from evaporated water), or lava (which refers to molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth's surface). The mantle is the layer of Earth below the crust, where magma is formed.

Molten Rock Material Below the Surface of Earth Is Called