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What is the name of molten rock beneath Earth’s surface?

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Magma

Magma is essentially liquid rock that is trapped underground; once it breaks through the surface during an eruption, it is renamed lava. The temperature of magma typically ranges from 700 to 1,300 degrees Celsius.

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