Question

What happens when the lava “meets” the ocean? *

Answer 1

Steam

Step-by-step explanation:

When lava meets the sea it cools quickly while boiling the ocean into steam. The billowing steams clouds can be deadly as they contain small glass shards of fragmented lava and acid mist from sea water.

Answer 2

As hot lava boils cool seawater, a series of chemical and physical reactions create a mixture of condensed, acidic steam, hydrochloric acid gas, and tiny shards of volcanic glass. Blown by wind, this plume creates a noticeable downwind haze, known as "laze" (short for lava haze).