8 sentences with 'lava'
Example sentences and phrases with the word lava and other words derived from it.
• « As it cooled, the thinner lava formed lumps that have the texture of a woven garment, and the more viscous lava left angular, randomly stacked blocks of rock. »
• « The lava flowed at different rates, so that the surface cooled first, while the underlying igneous mass continued to bubble. This led to the formation of cavities, which are called "jameos" when they collapse. »
• « The summit of this gigantic Martian mountain, which we are not going to fly over, is a gigantic caldera from which enormous lava flows have fallen down the slopes not so long ago, say a billion years ago, hence its appearance. »
• « Due to the accumulation of ash or lava during different eruptions, the typical "cone" is formed on the earth's surface. »
• « The magma releases its volatile gases and, in the form of lava, struggles to rise to the surface through the areas that offer the least resistance: the volcano's tubes and fractures. »
• « But lava does not always erupt: sometimes, the volatiles are subjected to such enormous pressures that they cause an explosion within the lava itself, fragmenting it and expelling it mixed with the gases. There is no what specialists refer to as a "lava phase". »
• « In the meantime, you can see a river of fire flowing down the side of the volcano: it is lava, which sometimes reaches a temperature of 1,000° to 2,000°. »