TYPES OF VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

Question 1

magma heats ground/surface water which produces steam and cognate ejecta

Answer 1

phreatic eruption

Question 2

direct interaction of magma and water producing juvenile ejecta and steam

Answer 2

phreatomagmatic eruption

Question 3

phreatic volcanic eruption in the USA

Answer 3

1980 Mt. St. Helens

Question 4

phreatomagmatic eruption in iceland

Answer 4

1963 Surtsey eruption or
2010 eyjafjallajokull eruption

Question 5

an effusive magmatic eruption where lava pours out of fissures and creates lava plateaus

Answer 5

Icelandic

Question 6

an effusive magmatic eruption where lava pours out of vents; mild radial outpours

Answer 6

Hawaiian

Question 7

an explosive magmatic eruption characterized by cyclical small-moderate bursts

Answer 7

Strombolian

Question 8

an explosive magmatic eruption characterized by moderate explosions of volcanic ash

Answer 8

Vulcanian

Question 9

an explosive magmatic eruption characterized by explosive outbursts generating pyroclastic flows

Answer 9

Pelean

Question 10

an explosive magmatic eruption characterized by hot gases and volcanic debris ejected high into the stratosphere

Answer 10

Plinian/Vesuvian

Question 11

a Strombolian volcanic event in Indonesian

Answer 11

2007 Anak Krakatau

Question 12

a Vulcanian volcanic event in Papua New Guinea

Answer 12

2014 Tavurvur

Question 13

a Pelean volcanic event in the Philippines

Answer 13

2018 Mt. Mayon

Question 14

a Hawaiian volcanic event in Hawaii

Answer 14

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