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1. What is different between magma and lava?
2. Why is magma called Lava?
3. Which is hotter magma or lava?
4. What are the 4 different types of lava?
5. Whats hotter fire or lava?
6. What are the similarities and differences between magma and lava?
7. Can u drink lava?
8. Can you touch lava?
9. Does lava melt bones?
10. What is hottest thing in the universe?
11. What's the hottest thing in earth?
12. Is Lava The hottest thing on earth?

What is different between magma and lava?

Scientists use the term magma for molten rock that is underground and lava for molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface.

Why is magma called Lava?

Magma comes from an Italian word that means a thick, pasty substance, which is how molten rock behaves within the Earth. Lava, another Italian word, means to slide, which is what molten rock does once it reaches the surface.

Which is hotter magma or lava?

Magma is hotter than lava, depending on how recently the lava reached the surface and if the magma and lava are from the same magma chamber below the...

What are the 4 different types of lava?

The most common way to divide lava flows into distinct types is following: Pahoehoe lava flow, Aa lava flow, Blocky lava flow, and also Pillow lava flow.

Whats hotter fire or lava?

While lava can be as hot as 2200 F, some flames can be much hotter, such as 3600 F or more, while a candle flame can be as low as 1800 F. Lava is hotter than a typical wood or coal-buring fire, but some flames, such as that of an acetylene torch, is hotter than lava. ... Red lava is colder than candle flames.

What are the similarities and differences between magma and lava?

Magma is composed of molten rock and is stored in the Earth's crust. Lava is magma that reaches the surface of our planet through a volcano vent.

Can u drink lava?

Lava, or magma that is on the surface of the earth, is around 1,125 degrees. If you tried to eat it, you would suffer burns before you ever got it in your mouth. ... You wouldn't be able to swallow it — lava is molten rock, and as such, is extraordinarily dense and viscous.

Can you touch lava?

Lava won't kill you if it briefly touches you. You would get a nasty burn, but unless you fell in and couldn't get out, you wouldn't die. With prolonged contact, the amount of lava "coverage" and the length of time it was in contact with your skin would be important factors in how severe your injuries would be!

Does lava melt bones?

High enough heat will indeed burn bone. ... Anything living that has bones would certainly be destroyed by lava.

What is hottest thing in the universe?

The dead star at the center of the Red Spider Nebula has a surface temperature of 250,000 degrees F, which is 25 times the temperature of the Sun's surface. This white dwarf may, indeed, be the hottest object in the universe.

What's the hottest thing in earth?

The hottest thing that we know of (and have seen) is actually a lot closer than you might think. It's right here on Earth at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). When they smash gold particles together, for a split second, the temperature reaches 7.2 trillion degrees Fahrenheit. That's hotter than a supernova explosion.

Is Lava The hottest thing on earth?

Lava is the hottest natural thing on Earth. It comes from the Earth's mantle or crust. The layer closer to the surface is mostly liquid, spiking to an astounding 12,000 degrees and occasionally seeping out to create lava flows.