Thursday, October 10, 2013

Magma


We learned that when a volcano erupts, it shoots out lava which is melted rock.

But where does that lava come from?

Underneath the ground below the volcano, the melted rock is called magma.
pahoehoe
(from: wikipedia - magma)

Once it shoots out from the volcano we call it lava, but underground it is called magma.

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