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How hot is the lava in Hawaii?

April 26, 2017Hawaii hot LAVA

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How hot is the lava in Hawaii?

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This is kind of a trick question. Magma is molten rock below the Earth’s surface, and lava is molten rock that flows freely on the surface. Since lava is actually melted rock the temperatures are extremely hot and very depending on the geological composition of magma. To give you a general idea, lava that’s hot enough to flow is about 2000-5000 degrees Fahrenheit!