What is lava?

The Lava is like the hot, gooey inside of a chocolate bar, but way, way hotter.

Imagine you have a big, bubbly soup that's so hot it can melt rocks. That’s what the Lava is like deep underground in the Earth. It’s not just hot, it’s super runny and full of bubbles, kind of like when you blow bubbles with bubble solution, but instead of air, it has gases inside.

Sometimes, the Earth gets a little grumpy underneath, and the Lava wants to come out. It pushes up through cracks in the ground or even makes big holes, those are volcanoes! When it comes out, it’s like the Earth is taking a deep breath and letting all that hot goo go whoosh!

Once the Lava cools down, it turns into hard rock. That's how mountains and valleys get made, from really, really hot soup turning into solid stuff over time. The Lava is like the hot, gooey inside of a chocolate bar, but way, way hotter.

Imagine you have a big, bubbly soup that's so hot it can melt rocks. That’s what the Lava is like deep underground in the Earth. It’s not just hot, it’s super runny and full of bubbles, kind of like when you blow bubbles with bubble solution, but instead of air, it has gases inside.

Sometimes, the Earth gets a little grumpy underneath, and the Lava wants to come out. It pushes up through cracks in the ground or even makes big holes, those are volcanoes! When it comes out, it’s like the Earth is taking a deep breath and letting all that hot goo go whoosh!

Once the Lava cools down, it turns into hard rock. That's how mountains and valleys get made, from really, really hot soup turning into solid stuff over time.