lava
Erupted molten rock
Lava is molten rock that flows from a volcano during an eruption.
Once it cools and solidifies, it becomes volcanic rock but may still be called lava: The hikers crossed an ancient lava field.
Lava extends to similar flowing substances: a lava lamp, lava cake with its oozing chocolate center.
Liquefied by extreme heat
- incandescentGlowing from heat
- glowingGiving off steady light
- red-hotHeated to glowing
- searingBrowning with intense heat
scalding · radiant · white-hot · thermal · superheated · viscous · flowing · cooling
Violent sudden release
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- engulfmentComplete surrounding and absorption
- burialPlacing deceased underground
charred · scorched · Pompeii · aftermath · evacuation · disaster · obliteration · catastrophe
Fine-grained volcanic stone
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- pumiceLightweight volcanic abrasive
- andesiteIntermediate volcanic rock
- igneousFormed from cooled magma
silica · crystallization · solidification · petrology · minerals · extrusive · rhyolite · tephra
Collapsed volcanic summit basin
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- aaSharp, blocky lava flow
- stratovolcanoLayered cone-shaped volcanic mountain
- fumaroleVolcanic gas vent
molten
Liquefied by extreme heat
- incandescentGlowing from heat
- glowingGiving off steady light
- red-hotHeated to glowing
searing · scalding · radiant · white-hot · thermal · superheated · viscous · flowing · cooling · crusting
eruption
Violent sudden release
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- engulfmentComplete surrounding and absorption
burial · charred · scorched · Pompeii · aftermath · evacuation · disaster · obliteration · catastrophe · lahar
basalt
Fine-grained volcanic stone
igneous · silica · crystallization · solidification · petrology · minerals · extrusive · rhyolite · tephra · scoria
caldera
Collapsed volcanic summit basin
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- aaSharp, blocky lava flow
- stratovolcanoLayered cone-shaped volcanic mountain
passion
Intense emotional drive
seething · erupting · explosive · smoldering · burning · volatile · simmering · heated · wrath
- Earthearth, Earth, globe, continent, axis
- liquidswater, milk, oil, blood, juice
- earth scienceatmosphere, earthquake, geology, volcano, crust
- geologybedrock, fault lines, faults, rock, basalt
- volcanic activityeruption, active, dormant, extinct, volcanic ash
- volcanicsvolcanoes, eruptions, volcanic ash, tephra, pyroclastic flows
- lava lampsDecorative lights with floating blobs
- lava cakeBaked confection, liquid core
- chocolate lava cakeDessert with liquid center
- lava flowMoving volcanic discharge
- hot lavaSuperheated volcanic flow
- lava rockSolidified volcanic ejecta