Ho, I just wanted to know what's the difference between Magma and lava?

-- Yaw Ofori-Atta (oforiatt@oswego.edu), November 28, 2000

Answers

Magma is molten rock material that forms igneous rocks when cooled when magma reaches the surface then it is lava.

-- Norman Malcolm (Malcolm@Oswego.edu), November 28, 2000.

just want yaw ofori-atta said

-- tiffany garcia (tifval@aol.com), January 31, 2001.

just what yaw ofori-atta said

-- tiffany garcia (tifval@aol.com), January 31, 2001.

Can someone please explain in more detail how to properly make magma?

-- kristi Pecora (pecora04@hotmail.com), February 12, 2001.

Magma is formed by the melting of rocks. Magmas form in the crust and the mantle. To melt rock and form magma, very high temperatures are needed. Rock composition, pressure and water content all influence the melting point of rock. As plates are subduced and "swallowed" toward the earth's hot core, the rocks begin to melt, forming magma. The main difference between magam and lava are the places in which they are found. Magma is what is formed by the melting of rocks and the mixing of different chemicals in the rocks. Lava is what flows from cracks in the earth's crust. I hope this helps you.

-- Adele Basile (Ladybird1881@aol.com), February 19, 2001.

magma is a melted rock UNDER the earth surface and Lava is a melted rock ABOVE the earth surface

-- sumone (noone@aol.com), September 23, 2003.

MAGMA IS LAVA AND LAVA IS MAGMA! THERE IS NOO FRICKEN DIFFRENCE PEOPLE!

-- alyssa Becken (littlezych@msn.com), January 15, 2004.

magma is inside of the earth/volcano and lava is when the magma reaches the earth crust.

-- jgottap (gettochyld0428@yahoo.com), May 27, 2004.