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Anything that is warmer than its surroundings will transfer heat to them and cool down in the process. Lava from a volcano transfers heat to the air, which then carries it away. Underground magma transfers heat to the surrounding rock. Since rock is a poor conductor of heat the magma will cool much more slowly than if it were at the surface.
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Is lava magma when it cools down?
No. Lava is magma that has reached the surface.
Are magma and lava sedimentary rocks?
No. Magma and lava are molten rock. When the cool they form igneous rock.
What do you call molten or melted rocks?
Molten rock is also known as lava. Lava is produced by a volcano that is erupting. Lava temperatures range from 1,292 to 2,192 degrees Fahrenheit.
Why is lava and magma not a rock?
Lava and magma are not rocks because they are liquids and cant harden because they are to hot to harden and cant cool themselves down long enough to form a hard structure. Magma and lava is rock - it's just been superheated by the Earth's core.
Lava flowing from a volcano in Hawaii is basaltic magma?
Lava is erupting in Hawaii as we breathe that is turning into basalt rock.
What does magma need to do for a rock to form?
Magma is basicaly the same as lava, except magma is still in the volcano, when magma has come out of the volcano, it has become lava.
What is going on in the volcano while the volcano is erupting?
magma and lava are fighting their way out
Is lava magma when it cools down?
No. Lava is magma that has reached the surface.
Are magma and lava sedimentary rocks?
No. Magma and lava are molten rock. When the cool they form igneous rock.
What do you call molten or melted rocks?
Molten rock is also known as lava. Lava is produced by a volcano that is erupting. Lava temperatures range from 1,292 to 2,192 degrees Fahrenheit.
Why is lava and magma not a rock?
Lava and magma are not rocks because they are liquids and cant harden because they are to hot to harden and cant cool themselves down long enough to form a hard structure. Magma and lava is rock - it's just been superheated by the Earth's core.
Lava flowing from a volcano in Hawaii is basaltic magma?
Lava is erupting in Hawaii as we breathe that is turning into basalt rock.
What rocks cool from magma or lava?
magma cools into intrusive igneous rock while lava into extrusive igneous rock
Lava and what can cool to become igneous rocks?
magma
How do igneous rocks form?
Igneous rock forms from the cooling of molten material called magma or lava.
What happens during a volcano?
What are things that are ejected from a volcano.?
The matter thrown out of a volcano while it is erupting is called lava, and it consists of melted rock matter. Before erupting, the lava moves underground towards the opening of the volcano. When it is underground like this, it is called magma.
