🔥 Magma or lava – what’s the difference? 🌋 They’re often used interchangeably, but they’re not the same. Magma is below the surface, lava is above the surface. ❤️‍🔥 Magma is molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface, rich in dissolved volcanic gases. It’s trapped underground, building pressure, heat, and power deep within the planet. 🌋 Lava is what magma becomes the moment it breaks through Earth’s surface during a volcanic eruption. The volcanic gasses release into the atmosphere and what’s l