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Can a rocks exist in a state other than a solid?
Volcanoes spew lava. Lava is molten rock. Molten rock is liquid.
How are lava and magma and igneous rock related?
Magma is molten rock under ground whereas molten rock that flows out of the ground is lava and igneous rock is solid when the lava or magma hardens.
What happens right after lava cools?
The molten lava solidifies into solid rock on cooling.
Molten rock at the surface is?
When you have a volcano the molten rock is called Magma when it is inside the volcano but when it gets out of the volcano it changes name to Lava.
What is the difference between lava and molten rock?
Lava refers specifically to molten rock that flows on the surface of the Earth during a volcanic eruption. Molten rock, on the other hand, is the hot, liquid rock below the Earth's surface that has not yet erupted. Essentially, all lava is molten rock, but not all molten rock is lava.
Is lava a liquid or a gas?
Lava is a liquid. It is molten rock that flows like a thick fluid when erupted from a volcano.
Which layer of the earth produces lava and molten rock?
The mantle is the source of molten rock. This molten material can, if the tectonics are right, penetrate up through the solid outer mantle and the crust to deliver lava, which is molten rock (magma) that has reached the surface of the earth.
What is molten rock above ground?
Molten rock above ground is called lava. It is molten rock that flows out of a volcano during an eruption and cools to form solid rock. Lava can vary in temperature, viscosity, and composition depending on the type of volcano.
Is lava NOT considered to be a rock?
Lava is a molten rock from a volcano, and is rock.
Is the lava a rock?
Lava is molten rock on earth's surface.
What does lavae mean?
Lava is hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
What is another word for lava rock?
Magma or lavaLava is molten rock. Magma is a mixture of molten rock and solids.
