Molten rock is called magma if residing below the surface and lava if erupted at the surface.
Extrusive igneous rock is the result of above ground crystallization.
magma is molten rock that is still underground and lava is molten rock that is above ground
No. Molten rock under the surface is called magma. Molten rock above the surface is referred to as lava.
Extrusive igneous rock is the result of above ground crystallization.
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.
Molten rock is called magma when it is below ground and lava when it is above ground.
lava
Extrusive igneous rock is the result of above ground crystallization.
magma is molten rock that is still underground and lava is molten rock that is above ground
lava
Extrusive igneous rock is the result of above ground crystallization.
A molten rock that has cooled is an Igneous rock. To my knowledge there is not a specific igneous rock that starts with L. However molten rock above ground is called lava.
Magma, or lava, which is magma above ground.
No. Molten rock under the surface is called magma. Molten rock above the surface is referred to as lava.
Liquid or molten rock is called magma when it is below the ground and lava when it flows above the ground.
Extrusive igneous rock is the result of above ground crystallization.
A "synonym" for lava would be "molten rock". Lava is above ground. Magma is below ground.