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its just lava when it reaches earth's serface, its magma when its still inside
Molten rock on the surface is called lava. It is cooler than magma, and quickly becomes solid. This is because it is much cooler on the earths surface than inside the earth. As magma rises it starts to cool, as you go up the volcano it gets cooler by 15 degrees every 1 km. so when the magma gets to the top of the volcano it is cooled down quite a bit and turns into lava
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoMagma and lava are the same thing.
Magma is the name given to molten rock whilst it is underground and can be as hot as 5000 degrees F. Once it breaks through the earth's surface, either through a volcano eruption or a earth fissure of some kind, it immediately begins to cool (although it is still hotter than anything else known to human-kind) due to air or water contact and is then known as lava.
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∙ 8y agoWhen magma reaches the surface and spews out of a volcano, it becomes lava.
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∙ 12y agoThere is no process that turns magma to lava. Magma is molten rock in the mantle(under the Earths crust) and lava is molten rock on the Earths crust
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∙ 14y agoSimply by reaching the surface.
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Does lava turn to magma or magma turns to llava?
magma turns into lava.
What is magma called after it has erupted?
It's called lava. Magma is formed in the magma chamber, then later when the volcano erupts, it turns to lava.
What comes first in an eruption magma or lava?
Mountain comes first because the formation of a volcano mountain comes first then it will have a crater because the magma chamber is already full it needs to release the magma which want to go up to the crust
How does megma become lava?
First it turn into magma then it turns into lava after it is re-heated again
What natural phenomenon occurs when magma breaks through the earths crust?
It turns into lava and/or ash in what is called a volcanic eruption.
Does lava turn to magma or magma turns to llava?
magma turns into lava.
What is magma called after it hits the air and turns solid?
After magma hits air it turns into lava
What is magma called after it has erupted?
It's called lava. Magma is formed in the magma chamber, then later when the volcano erupts, it turns to lava.
What comes first in an eruption magma or lava?
Mountain comes first because the formation of a volcano mountain comes first then it will have a crater because the magma chamber is already full it needs to release the magma which want to go up to the crust
How is magma relates to rocks?
Magma is underground and when it comes out of the ground, through a volcano, magma turns to lava. As the lava cools it forms an igneous rock.
How does megma become lava?
First it turn into magma then it turns into lava after it is re-heated again
How are rocks that form from magma and lava different?
They are different because lava is when it hits earth's atmosphere; magma turns to lava. Magma is when its inside the volcano. They are different because of the color: darker/blacker and magma rocks are way hotter. Lava rocks are colder and fragile.
When metamorphic rock melts turns into?
Metamorphic rock that melts turns to magma. This only becomes lava if it is erupted to the surface in a volcano.
What forms outside the volcano when magma turns into lava?
igneous rock
What is the lava that flows from volcanoes?
Magma that eventually turns into igneous rock
What is the meaning of magna?
Magma is cold lava, when a volcano has erupted and lava starts to pour out when it cools down or touches water it turns into a rock cold magma.
How do minerals form from magma and lava?
well lava and magma are pretty much the same thing but the way minerals form from lava and magma is that when a volcano erupts the magma turns to lava and lava is just magma that cool-es faster because it is on the surface. anyway the way that minerals form is when the lava and minerals already form come together they form new minerals
