types of volcano eruptions Flashcards
1
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characterized by tall eruption columns that reach up to 20 km high with pyroclastic flow and ashfall tephra
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vulcanian
2
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it is a violent eruption due to the contact between water and magma
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phreatomagmatic
3
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excessively explosive type of eruption of gas and pyroclastic
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plinian
4
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it is a steam - driven eruption as hot rocks come in contact with water
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phreatic or hydrothermal
5
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a periodic weak to violent eruption characterized by fountain lava
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strombolian
