Page 79 - The Glory in the Heavens

Delicious
seafood is
another blessing
Allah has created
for us in the seas.

Mountains That Spray Magma
Mountains That Spray Magma

Because the magma, or melted rock, under

Earth's crust is in liquid form, it occasionally finds a

way out through the cracks on Earth's crust and vio-

lently erupts. This scary event is called a volcanic erup- 77

tion.

Often with a great explosion, the volcano erupts

spewing tons of dust and ash into the atmosphere.

This eruption forms a giant, dark cloud in the sky.

Then magma starts moving over Earth's surface, wip-

ing out the forests and cities it encounters.

The magma flowing from the volcano over the

Earth is called "lava". In time, lava cools on the Earth's

surface and solidifies, forming rocks. Throughout his-

tory, many cities were destroyed because of such dis-

asters. For instance, in the first century CE, sudden vol-