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Magma is constrained within the volcano. It may be exposed as a 'lava lake' but it in its molten state is magma. Lava is an exudate from a volcano. My geological dictionary does not strongly constrain the terms.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoMagma is the hot stuff you see in a volcano.When it comes out,it is called lava.
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∙ 12y agomagma is when it's underground, and lava is when it's on the surface
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∙ 11y agoIf you mean magma, then difference is that magma is the molten rock that is under the Earth's surface, and lava is just magma that has reached the surface (usually from a volcano)
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