GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

VOLCANOES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is liquid rock that spills on to the Earth’s surface?
A
core
B
lava
C
magma
D
volcano
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: -Laze forms when lava reaching temperatures of around 2, 100 degrees Fahrenheit strikes seawater.

Detailed explanation-3: -When hot, liquid rock (magma) erupts from a volcano onto Earth’s surface it is called lava. If there is pressure inside the volcano, this red-hot, glowing liquid may spurt up into the air like a fountain.

Detailed explanation-4: -magma, molten or partially molten rock from which igneous rocks form. It usually consists of silicate liquid, although carbonate and sulfide melts occur as well. Magma migrates either at depth or to Earth’s surface and is ejected as lava.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pillow lava is the lava structure typically formed when lava emerges from an underwater volcanic vent or subglacial volcano or a lava flow enters the ocean.

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