Pyroclastic solids
erupted bits of rock
3 types of extrusive rock:
Aka, main types of magma
rhyolitic = felsic andesite = intermediate basaltic = mafic
3 influencers of magma
1) magma silica content
2) temperature
3) amount of dissolved gas it contains
Tephra
the large number of rapidly expanding gas bubbles in the foam fragments the magma produces
Pyroclastic flow
high-speed avalanche of hot ash, rock fragments, and gas that can reach temps up to 800 C