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Volcanic ash forms as a result of gas trapped in magma. As the magma approaches the surface and pressure drops, the gas is released and expands violently. The explosion blasts the magma into small particles, which become volcanic ash.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoVolcanic ash forms while a volcano erupts and dissolved gasses in magma expand and rush out violently into the atmosphere.
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What type of rock is tuff?
volcanic - it is made form volcanic ash that has solidified.
Can you use volcanic in a sentence?
Volcanic ash is bad for your health.
Volcanic particles about the size of a rice grains are called?
volcanic ash
Can plants grow volcanic ash?
Yes
What is a sentence using the word volcanic?
The volcanic ash burst and formed a huge cloud.
What does vent volcanic ash mean?
Ash that comes form a volcano.
What type of rock is tuff?
volcanic - it is made form volcanic ash that has solidified.
Can Volcanic ash mix with rain to form mud?
Yes.
What makes the land form of japan fertile?
The island of Japan was partially formed by volcanic activity. Volcanic ash and rock are high in nutrients, with make the ground fertile and great for farming.
What harm can volcanic ash do?
It can form an ash blanket and this can kill if its hot it also suffercates you if the blanket is really bad.
What is volcanic tuft made from?
The correct spelling is volcanic tuff instead of volcanic tuft. Volcanic ash that has been ejected from vents during eruption makes volcanic tuff.
What is tephor?
Tephor is a type of volcanic ash. Tephor is a type of volcanic ash.
Is volcanic ash radioactive?
No. Volcanic ash is harmful to inhale and can be toxic, but it is not radioactive.
What is volcanic ash good for?
Volcanic ash can create very fertile soil.
Does volcanic ash create basalt?
No. While volcanic ash can have a basaltic composition, it usually does not. Basalt forms from lava. Volcanic ash forms tuff.
What is pumis and is it fly ash?
a pore or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abraive.
What volcanic hazard is made up of rocky particles about the size of a grain of sand?
Volcanic ash
