Is rock, such as granite, actually in a frozen state?

Answer 1

Yes, it is frozen. Freezing Point does not mean 32 degrees farenheit. Frozen does not mean cold to the touch of humans. Frozen simply means the molecules of a contiguous mass do not move in relation to each other. The freezing point of water is the temperature at which it changes from a liquid state (water) to a solid (or frozen) state (ice). The freezing point of rock is the temperature at which it changes from a liquid state (lava or magma) to a solid (or frozen) state (rock).
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Answer 2

technicaly yes some rocks like granite are frozen, frozen lava, but frozen is not really the correct term.

If a liquid losses heat until it becomes a solid it has cooled below its freezing point, and it becomes frozen. Every substance has certain properties that causes state changes at certain temperates. Sometimes certain conditions besides temperature must be met for a state change to occur. For example magnesium and carbon burn in the presence of oxygen if heated to their melting point, but remove oxygen and those elements will melt instead of burn.

Anyway, back to your question. Igneous rocks like granite is frozen lava. But not all rocks are "frozen lava". Sedimentary rock like sandstone limestone and shale are made from sediment that was deposited, cemented, and compacted as new layers of sediment acummulated. Metamorphic rocks like slate, marble and schist are rocks that have been subjected to intense heat and pressure. So not all rock is "frozen lava". But all rocks owe at least a part of their orgin to the first igneous rocks that formed over 4 billion years ago

Answer 3

Not so much frozen, as solid state.
I suppose the addition of enough thermal energy could change the rock's state to molten, but its not necessairily frozen in its solid state.

So, I guess, yes, is the right answer.

Answer 4

If you can liquify it by heating, the rock is a frozen entity.