Are you wondering what this is?

Well, it's the molten lava that comes out from a volcano

Come, let me tell you what a volcano is.

Zoooom in!

I am sure you've seen mountains that open up

and blurt out thick molten semi-solid like substance?

Well, that's called a volcano!

Let’s learn more about it.

A volcano is a vent or 'chimney'

that connects Magma from within the Earth’s crust

to the Earth's surface.

The liquid rock is called Magma

when it is under the earth's surface

and Lava after it comes out.

So how does a volcano erupt?

The molten rock stored in the magma chamber

rises through the crater pipe pockets.

As it travels up the main vent,

gases expand and water becomes steam, creating pressure.

When the pressure can no longer be contained

the volcano erupts through the crater

and secondary side vents.

Common volcanic gases include

water vapour, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide,

hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride

and hydrogen sulfide.

Popular belief is that

Volcanoes are large cone-shaped mountains but that's not true.

There are many more types of volcanoes, such as -

wide plateaus,

fissure vents

and bulging dome shapes.

There are also volcanoes found on the ocean floor

and even under icecaps

such as those found in Iceland.

The word volcano

originally comes from the name of the Roman god of fire

Vulcan

The tallest volcano in the Solar System isn’t on Earth at all

but on Mars.

So tune in next time

for some more fun filled facts.

This is me Zooomin’ out