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Rocks ejected from a volcano are classed accorcing to size. Fragments less than a micron in diameter are volcanic dust. Volcanic ash are less than 2 mm diameter. Fragments between 2 and 64 mm diameter are called lapilli (Italian for little stones). A Volcanic bomb is Tiny particle of ejected rock less than 64 mm diameter.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 10y ago- The Definition of a Volcanic Bomb is a mass of molten rock that is larger than 65mm in width.
It can be thrown at incredible distances away from the volcanic vent and is catigorised into bread crust bomb, cow pie bombs and ribbion bombs.
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∙ 9y ago- A volcanic bomb is a mass of molten rock (tephra) larger than 64 mm (2.5 inches) in diameter, formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption. They cool into solid fragments before they reach the ground.
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∙ 15y agois magma blasted out of volcaoes and hardened in air
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∙ 12y agoLittle pieces of rocks that get shot out of the top of a volcano and they are deadly, if someone gets hit by one they die.
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Large round or streamlined tephra are called?
This is called a volcanic bomb.
What is formed when lava shoots in the air and hardens?
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What is the finest type of tephra?
Dust is less then 0.25 in diameter, ash is larger then dust but less then 2 mm in diameter, and the somewhat larger tephra are called lapilli which are larger than dust but less then 64 mm in diameter.
What is the biggest amount of energy ever released at once?
Manmade: H-bomb test Natural on earth: Volcanic eruption; Krakatoa, Pompeii, Mt. St. Helens etc. Natural anywhere: Supernova
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 a volconic bomb?
a volcanic bomb is a shooting star kinda thing at it shoots into the sky and burns out
Large round or streamlined tephra are called?
This is called a volcanic bomb.
Are craters volcanic bombs?
No. A crater is a circular depression in the ground formed by an impact or explosion. A volcano bomb is a blob of lava hurled out during a volcanic eruption.
How many times stronger can the explosion produced by the first atomic bomb can volcanic eruptions be?
10,000 times stronger.
What is one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions?
One of the worlds deadliest volcanic eruptions was Mount Tumbora in Indonesia, which erupted with 6 million time more power than an atomic bomb, it killed about 92,000 people.
What is formed when lava shoots in the air and hardens?
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What is the largest rock fragment blown into the air during a volcanic eruption?
Pyroclasts. I.e. Pyroclastic materials such as Lava bombs.
What is the finest type of tephra?
Dust is less then 0.25 in diameter, ash is larger then dust but less then 2 mm in diameter, and the somewhat larger tephra are called lapilli which are larger than dust but less then 64 mm in diameter.
Which mountain is formed by volcanic material?
A volcanic mountain.
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.
Name four types of pyroclast?
VOLCANIC ASH, VOLCANIC CINDERS, VOLCANIC BLOCKS & VOLCANIC BOMBS.
What sounds like thunder but isn't thunder?
It really depends on the thunder. A tremor or volcanic eruption can sound like distant thunder. The thunder of a close by lightning strike can sound like a bomb or grenade.
