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Q: What is the name of how lava flows?
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What is the name of mountain from which the lava flows out?

Volcanoes


What are lava flows on a volcano?

A lava flow is where lava flows down the side of a volcano.


Opening where the lava flows?

the opening where the lava flows is call a vent


Molten material that flows from volcanoes?

lava.


Are all lava flows the same?

No. Lava flows vary in composition. Most lava flows consist of basaltic lava, which can flow as smooth phoehoe or form jagged and broken a'a. Other lava flows are more viscous and will have blocky surfaces and tend to be short and thick.


What can stop lava flows?

Lava flows can be stopped or deflected by ridges, valleys and depressions in the ground.


What happens when lava flows reach the sea?

When lava flows reach the sea, the lava rapidy cools to form an igneous rock.


Are lava flows harmful?

Yes. Lava flows can be extremely destructive. Since most lava flows move slowly, though, relatively few people have been killed by them.


What is Magma that flows onto Earth's surfaces called?

the answer is.....lava :)


What is another name for the ancient lava flows on the Moon?

Maria, latin word for "seas"


Can a stratovolcano erupt blocky lava?

Yes. Stratovolcanoes can erupt blocky lava flows, basaltic lava flows, or may erupt explosively.


What is the name given to the molten rock which flows from a volcano?

The rocks inside are called intrusive igneous rocks, however when the volcano explodes it lets out lava which drys into metimorphic rocks.