lava flow
Volcanic liquid stream
A lava flow is molten rock moving across the earth's surface during a volcanic eruption, or the solidified rock formation it leaves behind.
Flows vary from slow-creeping rivers to fast-moving sheets depending on the lava's composition and temperature.
The lava flow destroyed several homes before reaching the sea.
Violent sudden release
- magmaMolten rock underground
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- ventOpening for airflow
aa · shield volcano · stratovolcano · pyroclastic · fumarole · magma chamber · fissure · volcanic cone
Molten rock underground
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- silicateOxygen-bound crystal compound
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- andesiteIntermediate volcanic rock
incandescent · glowing · red-hot · plastic · oozing · channelized · spreading · cooling
Fine-grained volcanic stone
- andesiteIntermediate volcanic rock
- extrusiveExpelled and solidified outside
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- igneous rockCrystallized molten material
volcanic terrain · tumulus · pressure ridge · volcanic glass · obsidian
Extremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- burningCombustion in progress
- searingBrowning with intense heat
- radiant heatElectromagnetic thermal energy transfer
thermal · fiery · glowing · incandescence · temperature · geothermal · convection · heat shimmer
Severe widespread destruction
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- engulfmentComplete surrounding and absorption
- path of destructionRoute marked by ruin
property loss · evacuation · relocation · aftermath · rebuilding · Pompeii · diversion · encroachment
eruption
Violent sudden release
vent · aa · shield volcano · stratovolcano · pyroclastic · fumarole · magma chamber · fissure · volcanic cone · effusive
magma
Molten rock underground
- viscosityFluid's flow resistance
- silicateOxygen-bound crystal compound
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
andesite · incandescent · glowing · red-hot · plastic · oozing · channelized · spreading · cooling · solidifying
basalt
Fine-grained volcanic stone
- andesiteIntermediate volcanic rock
- extrusiveExpelled and solidified outside
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
igneous rock · volcanic terrain · tumulus · pressure ridge · volcanic glass · obsidian
scorching
Extremely hot, burning
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- burningCombustion in progress
- searingBrowning with intense heat
radiant heat · thermal · fiery · glowing · incandescence · temperature · geothermal · convection · heat shimmer · ignition
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- engulfmentComplete surrounding and absorption
path of destruction · property loss · evacuation · relocation · aftermath · rebuilding · Pompeii · diversion · encroachment · forest fire
- volcanic sitesvolcano, crater, caldera, geyser, fumarole
- slow-moving thingsmolasses, glacier, syrup, tar, sap
- Earth processesplate tectonics, erosion, weathering, volcanism, sedimentation
- Volcanismmagma, eruption, volcanic eruption, magma chamber, volcanism
- geohazardslandslides, rockslide, mudslide, mudflow, subsidence
- geological formationsmineral deposit, ore deposit, coal deposit, oil deposit, gold deposit
lava flowexplosive eruption
Sudden violent discharge
pyroclastic flow · Plinian eruption · ash cloud · lava fountain
lava flowice flow
Drifting frozen mass
glacier · ice sheet · glacial ice · permafrost · iceberg
flow, flowing, lava, flows, flowed, lavage, lavas, lava flows