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what is lava?

Lava is the molten or melted rock that is forced from volcanoes and cracks within the Earth's surface, as well as what is left behind once it cools and hardens.It is made up of mostly silicon dioxide, and geologists believe magma (the term used to describe the molten rock deep with the Earth) is created under extreme pressure and temperatures at great depths below the Earth's crust.


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