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Lava, the melted rock that shoots out of volcanoes, can flow at temperatures of thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. Lava that's on the cooler side comes out of volcanoes at only pizza oven-like...
Lava, magma (molten rock) emerging as a liquid onto Earth’s surface. The term ‘lava’ is also used for the solidified rock formed by the cooling of a molten lava flow. Lava, which is exceedingly hot (about 700 to 1,200 degrees C [1,300 to 2,200 degrees F]), can be very fluid, or it can be extremely stiff, scarcely flowing.
Lava may be erupted at a volcano or through a fracture in the crust, on land or underwater, usually at temperatures from 800 to 1,200 °C (1,470 to 2,190 °F). The volcanic rock resulting from subsequent cooling is also often called lava. A lava flow is an outpouring of lava during an effusive eruption.
The temperature of lava when it is first ejected from a volcanic vent can vary between 700 and 1,200 degrees C (1,300 to 2,200 F).
Lava's temperature can range between 1,300 to 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit. For example, lava traveling through a Hawaiian volcano's tubes, or underground passageways, is about 2,200 degrees...
Lava is an incredibly hot substance that forms when magma from the Earth’s depths rises to the surface and erupts through a volcano. It’s so hot that it can melt and fuse solid rock,...
The temperature of magma inside a volcano — and of lava as it emerges — is highly variable and depends in part on the chemical composition of the molten rock.