You may already know that deep inside its stony crust, the
Earth's core is made of hot liquid rock (magma). and there's a good reason
why geologists believe magma is pretty powerful stuff. After all, it's what causes
volcanoes to erupt.
Magma results from the extreme heat of the earth's interior. At certain depths,
the heat is so great it partly melts the rock inside the earth. When the rock melts,
it produces much gas (now, who does that sound like?), which becomes mixed
with the magma.
Volcanoes are mountains with openings or vents that reach down in the Earth
to where magma is found. Sometimes the heat at the Earth's core or center causes
bubbles of carbon dioxide gas in magma to get bigger and expand. This expanding
gas pushes magma into the vent of a volcano and up to the surface of the Earth.
When a volcano erupts or overflows, from the top of the vent, hot lava
flows over its sides.
Maybe dad 'blowing his top' isn't so bad after all.