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Lava is molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at temperatures from 700 °C to 1,200 °C (1,300 °F to 2,200 °F). Although lava is quite viscous, with about 100,000 times the viscosity of water, it can flow great distances before cooling and solidifying, because of both its thixotropic and shear thinning properties.[1][2]
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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 NOT considered to be a rock?
Lava is a molten rock from a volcano, and is rock.
What is another word for lava rock?
Magma or lavaLava is molten rock. Magma is a mixture of molten rock and solids.
How are lava and magma the same?
Lava and magma are both molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. The main difference is that magma is molten rock below the surface, while lava is molten rock that has reached the surface through volcanic eruption.
What do you call molten rock once it has erupted?
Once molten rock has erupted and solidified, it is called 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 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 is another word for lava rock?
Magma or lavaLava is molten rock. Magma is a mixture of molten rock and solids.
How are lava and magma the same?
Lava and magma are both molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. The main difference is that magma is molten rock below the surface, while lava is molten rock that has reached the surface through volcanic eruption.
What do you call molten rock once it has erupted?
Once molten rock has erupted and solidified, it is called lava.
What name is given to molten rock on the surface of the earth?
Molten rock on the surface of the Earth is called lava.
What distinguishes magma from lava?
magma is molten rock that is still underground and lava is molten rock that is above ground
When is molten rock called lava and when is it called magma?
Molten rock is called magma when it is underground and lava when it reaches the surface.
What is molten rock called after eruption?
Molten rock that has erupted is called Lava, however if it has not erupted it is called Magma.
What molten rocks pour out of a volcano what is the rock called?
Molten rock that pours out of a volcano is called lava. Lava is the liquid rock that flows from a volcano during an eruption.
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.
