Submarine eruption

Okay kiddo, imagine that you're playing with your bathtub toys and you have a volcano toy. Now let's say you have a big cup of water and you pour it over the volcano toy - you might see some bubbles and water go everywhere, right? That's kind of like what happens when a submarine (that's like a really big boat that goes underwater) has an eruption.

Under the ocean, there are these big mountains called underwater volcanoes. Sometimes, these volcanoes can burp out lava and gas, just like a regular volcano on land. When this happens under the ocean, it's called a submarine eruption.

When the volcano burps, it creates a lot of pressure and hot gas that rises to the surface of the water. The gas bubbles can create a huge column of water and steam, and sometimes even ash and rock can shoot out of the water, just like in a regular volcano on land.

All of this activity can be really dangerous for ships and boats that are in the area. It's also not great for the animals and plants that live in the ocean nearby. But, scientists study submarine eruptions to learn more about how the Earth works and how we can keep ourselves safe.

So that's what a submarine eruption is all about - it's like a volcano under the water that can shoot out gas, steam, and sometimes even rocks!