
Episode 124: Volcanoes
The Science of Everything Podcast
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The Different Types of Lava
There are three main types of lava, which differ according to their composition. Soa poho is smooth and ropy looking, and it moves the most rapidly. A is sharper and blockier. It moves slowly because it's more viscous. And then the block lava is the most viscous of all. But they move at differet speeds because of the dfferent viscocity. As we'lget to in a moment, that That's ultimately dependent on the chemical composition of the of the maga.
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