Granite is an igneous rock that forms below earth's surface. why would granite have larger crystals than igneous rocks formed from lava cooled above earth's surface

Given that the volume of a cuboid is 180 cm³ and the area of one of its rectangular face 36 cm² what is the height of the cuboid

Ascientist is explaining how background cosmic radiation gives evidence of the big bang theory. she says that radiation has been detected everywhere equally as heat in the universe and is increasing. this has been shown to be residual radiation from the big bang. what error did the scientist make?

The magnitude of an earthquake is typically calculated according to the scale.           a. mercalli   b. fujita   c. richter   d. saffir-simpson