What are the products of a volcanic eruption?

The drama of a volcanic eruption transfers materials from inside the Earth to our planet's surface. Products of an eruption come in three forms lava flows, pyroclastic debris, and gas. Note that we use the name flow for both a molten, moving layer of lava and for the solid layer of rock that forms when the lava freezes. read more

Products of Volcanic Eruptions The drama of a volcanic eruption transfers materials from inside the Earth to our planet’s surface. Products of an eruption come in three forms lava flows, pyroclastic debris, and gas. read more

Pyroclastic eruptions form when the volcano explodes sending out a dense cloud of super heated gas and ash that incinerates everything it its path and buries it under a blanket of hot ash. Mt. Vesuvius, Krakatoa, Santorini, Yellowstone, Mt. Pinatubo and Mt. Rainier are all pyroclastic volcanoes. read more

Strombolian eruptions are a type of volcanic eruption, named after the volcano Stromboli, which has been erupting continuously for centuries. Strombolian eruptions are driven by the bursting of gas bubbles within the magma. These gas bubbles within the magma accumulate and coalesce into large bubbles, called gas slugs. read more