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What happens to the stone as it reaches the surface?

when the lava rock is in the volcanoe it is magma, and when it reaches the outside of the volcanoe it is lava.


What type of volcanoe is mauna loa?

It is a shield volcano. Rifts typically open in the seaward flanks, with lava fountains and slow-moving lava flows to the ocean.


What does not erupt through a volcanoe's vents?

lava


Layers of thin runny lava that flow over a wide area before they cool and harden can build up what?

Layers of thin runny lava that flow over a wide area before they cool and harden can build up lava plateaus or volcanic fields.


What mainly determines the viscosity of a magma?

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How are lava tubes formed?

Lava tubes are formed when lava flows through a hardened outer crust, creating a tunnel-like structure. As the lava continues to flow, it leaves behind an empty space that eventually forms a tube. These structures can be maintained over time if the lava continues to flow and the tube remains intact.


Lava may form a mountain called a?

volcanoe


What temperature is lava when it comes out of a volcanoe?

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Magma that reaches earths surface and flows from volcanoe?

lava


How do lava tubes caves formed?

Lava tubs form as a result of pahoehoe lava flows. As one of these flows progresses, it builds of a layer of rock on top of it. eventually, thus becomes thick enough to support is own weight, and forms an insulating tube through which lava can flow.


What types of rocks are formed from a quickly cooled lava flow?

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What is a volcanoe realising after it has erupted?

How awesome all that smoke and lava looks