Photomicrographs and Macro Photos of the Most Astounding Igneous Rocks

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Throughout history, the earth has been given the names of the gods. Volcanic rocks were named after the god of fire and Intrusive rocks were named after the god of the underworld.

These rocks are found all over the world, in rare form of course, stemming from a place that ignites change from within.


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Volcanic Vocabulary

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Here’s some new words you may not know.


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World’s Most Impressive Explosions of Lava

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The explosive nature of these fascinating geological mountains provide us with a time line of earth’s past, they create chains of living and breathing islands, and they cause deathly destruction to everything they touch.


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What You Want to Know About Volcanoes

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Volcanoes are mountains that are made of materials thrown up through vents from the interior of the earth. A volcano has a surface opening connected to the vent – this opening is called crater while volcanism is the movement of magma as it rises up to the surface of the earth.


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The 5 Most Powerful Volcanic Eruptions in Modern Times

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The five biggest volcanic eruptions in modern times spewed out more than 100 cu km of magma. One of these include the largest eruption in living memory.


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How Heat Transfer Works

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Aren’t you curious about how heat spreads? Did you think about what exactly happened when you touched something hot?


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Magma Hardens Into Rock

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Inside the earth it is very hot. This great heat melts some rock material that is there and makes it liquid rock. This liquid rock that lies in huge underground pockets is called magma.


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Volcanoes

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Right now, at this moment in time, there are around fifteen to twenty volcanoes erupting on this planet!


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Volcano

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A Small report about volcanoes.


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Venus Express Probe Unveiled the Mystery of Venus

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The launch of Venus Express Probe has given scientists the useful data to study about the mystery facts of Venus. In short, it is an en route to investigate Venus’s hidden mysteries.


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