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It should be magma is the hottest because it is usually molten rock that has not reached the surface during an eruption.
Lava is 2nd hottest. It is the molten rock we see when a crack in the crust of the earth or a volcano eruption allows molten rock from beneath the crust to come up.

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The similarity between lava and magma is that they are both molten rock (liquid).

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magma is under the earths crust

lava is above (on) earths crust

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when magma is outside the volcano then the magma is lava

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magma is the same as lava. the magma comes from the bottom of the earth and appears out of the cone of a volcano. most people call the magma lava.

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In definition, lava is magma that is expelled by a volcano at or near the surface.

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they are the same thing

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Is magma faster than lava?

Lava is magma, that has reached the surface.


What is the earth magma?

it's lava but in it's liquid form. A common misconception between magma and lava is lava is solid and magma is liquid hot.


What comes out first magma or lava?

magma is lava that has not been exposed to the air before eruption.


How does magma change the earth surface?

When magma erupts on to the earth's surface it hardens and forms new land.It depends on if your talking about magma or lava, lava is on the surface of the Earth and magma is inside (underground).


What is magma erupted onto the surface called?

Lava is magma that has reached the surface.

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Does lava flow to the surface and become a magma?

No. Magma flows to the surface and becomes lava.


Which point does magma become lava?

In definition, lava is magma that is expelled by a volcano at or near the surface.


When magma reaches the exterior of the earth crust is become?

Lava


What does magma become once it rises to the earth's surface?

Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is known as lava.


Is lava magma?

yes. magma is the lava that is in the volcano and lava is the magma that is outside a volcano


When does magma reach Earth's surface and become lava?

when it reaches land


When does magma (molten rock) become lava?

When it is extruded onto the surface.


How does megma become lava?

Magma becomes lava when it reaches the Earth's surface through volcanic eruptions. As magma rises towards the surface, pressure decreases and dissolved gases within the magma start to expand, causing the magma to rise and erupt onto the surface as lava.


Why lava and magma is together?

Magma is just lava inside the earth, and lava is just magma outside the earth.


Lava is a type of magma but not all magma is lava?

Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface, while lava is magma that reaches the surface through a volcano or fissure. So, while all lava was once magma, not all magma will reach the surface as lava.


What is magma called when it comes out of the ground?

Magma is called lava when it comes out of the ground and reaches the Earth's surface.


What are lava and magma made of?

Lava and magma are composed of molten rock.