2006-08-04 10:26:38 · 20 answers · asked by ALAN B 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
ever seen a baked Alaska? Ice cream in a cake baked in the oven, reverse the temperatures for liquid stone in a volcano
2006-08-04 10:31:14 · answer #1 · answered by northcarrlight 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No for 2 reasons.
1. the lava is cooling when it erupts and
2. where the hot lava touches unmelted rock, that rock dissapates the heat, so the lava only melts a small amount of the valcano, not the whole thing.
2006-08-04 10:36:43 · answer #2 · answered by kenhallonthenet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably, it melts the upper crust and thats how it erupts.The first spilt lava forms a layer on the rock around thereby creating a layer just allowing a little damage to the rock but at the same time act as a protective layer from further eruptions.
2006-08-04 10:37:27 · answer #3 · answered by kristina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Er, good point! I can at least explain it on the outside of the volcano: the lava might be able to melt the rock just under it, but seeing as it's all cooling down it wouldn't melt to very deep, and it would solidify again soon.
Maybe.
2006-08-04 10:31:04 · answer #4 · answered by Steve-Bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lava is part of the volcano. I think that it does melt it, but the lava itself builds up when it cools. The side of the mountain is often blown out when the force is excessive.(pyroclastic).
2006-08-04 22:12:32 · answer #5 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since when does lava melt rock?
2006-08-04 10:30:35 · answer #6 · answered by WiserAngel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lava doesn't necessarily melt the rock. It is molten rock, but it comes from deep below the surface. It is not so hot as to melt everything it touches.
2006-08-04 10:31:43 · answer #7 · answered by cucumberlarry1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lava is erupting due to the pressure underground. When it blasts out it's shooting up into the air and eventually does melt the rock around it.
2006-08-04 10:31:51 · answer #8 · answered by dr_spadius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because the volcano isnt rock its cooled lava
2006-08-06 08:23:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lava doesn't melt rock, lava IS melted rock!
2006-08-04 11:02:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋