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](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Pahoehoe_toe.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - magma)
Once it shoots out from the volcano we call it lava, but underground it is called magma.
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