• Question: sometimes i make volcanoes to see how they work.... what is real lava

    Asked by Ananya to Connor, Jillian, Lidunka, Sarah, Steven on 18 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Lidunka Vocadlo

      Lidunka Vocadlo answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      @Ananya Real lava is molten rock. Near the Earth’s surface, the composition and conditions are such that in some places rock will melt and get squeezed up through channels out of volcanoes.

    • Photo: Jillian Scudder

      Jillian Scudder answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      Lava is just superheated rock that’s flowing on the surface. If it’s below the surface it’s magma! I hope that your volcano-building has been instructive!

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