lava flows
Volcanic liquid streams
Lava flows are streams of molten rock that move across the earth's surface during a volcanic eruption.
The term refers both to the moving liquid and to the solidified rock formations left behind: Ancient lava flows shaped the Hawaiian landscape.
Flows vary from fast-moving rivers to slow, creeping masses, depending on temperature and composition.
- magmaMolten rock underground
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- landformsNatural geographic features
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- fumarolesVolcanic gas vents
molten rock · rivers of fire · subduction zones · volcanic activity · molten · red hot · destructive · crater · glowing · viscous · orange · solidify · black rock · sulfur · volcanic · ash deposits · temperatures · cooling
- volcano artvolcanic peaks, molten rock, volcanic landscapes
- earth scienceatmosphere, earthquake, geology, crust, eruption
- geologybedrock, fault lines, faults, rock, basalt
- Marsred planet, Mars surface, Martian soil, Martian atmosphere, Olympus Mons
- volcanicsmagma, volcanoes, eruptions, volcanic ash, tephra
- volcanoesvolcanic eruption, Mount Fuji, volcanic eruptions, caldera, crater
lava flowssolid rock
Continuous, hard stone
bedrock · igneous rock · stone · granite · volcanic rock
lava flowsglacial movement
How glaciers travel
erosion · weathering · glacial deposits · glacial erosion · river erosion
lava flowsglaciers
Slow-moving ice masses
ice sheets · permafrost · solid rock · frozen ground · glacial ice