GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

VOLCANOES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hot liquid rock under the Earth’s surface is known as
A
lava
B
solar
C
magma
D
ash
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Magma is extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth’s surface. When magma flows onto Earth’s surface, it is called lava.

Detailed explanation-2: -Magma is a molten and semi-molten rock mixture found under the surface of the Earth. On the rare occasions when magma breaks the surface, as in a volcanic eruption, it is called lava.

Detailed explanation-3: -Extrusive Igneous Rocks: Extrusive, or volcanic, igneous rock is produced when magma exits and cools above (or very near) the Earth’s surface. These are the rocks that form at erupting volcanoes and oozing fissures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Magma is an extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth’s surface.

Detailed explanation-5: -Magma rises from the mantle, a region deep within the Earth, into the “roots” of Kīlauea at temperatures of around 1500 degrees Celsius (2700 degrees Fahrenheit).

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