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Lava is magma, or molten rock, which has risen to the surface either because of a thin spot in the earth's crust, or it's under pressure, or both. When the weight of the earth's crust can no longer withstand the magma pressure from below, you get a eruption, usually at the site of a volcano, since it has happened before and previous eruptions have built up the volcano's height.

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