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Volcanic Eruptions

Question 10 • WV-Earth and Space Science A-CR

Which of the following volcano hazards is made up of rocky particles about the size of a grain of sand?

Answer
A
volcanic bombs
B
pahoehoe
C
volcanic cinders
D
volcanic ash

Explanation

Volcanic ash consists of fine fragments of rock and volcanic glass smaller than 2 millimeters, about the size of sand grains or finer. Volcanic bombs are much larger, and volcanic cinders are coarser fragments. So the correct choice is volcanic ash.

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