This document discusses factors that affect the viscosity of magma, including temperature, chemical composition/silica content, and amount of dissolved gases. It then provides examples of how viscosity is affected in different lava conditions. Specifically, lava with less silica content and more gases has lower viscosity and can flow farther, while lava with high silica content and fewer gases has higher viscosity and may dome or plug a vent without flowing far. Viscosity decreases with higher temperature and increases with higher silica content or lower gas content.