17. What are the criteria used by geologists to give a semiquantitative measure of the size of an eruption? a. number of deaths caused by the eruption and the number of buildings destroyed volume of material erupted and height of the eruption plume size of the pre-erupted volcano and the type b. C. d. e. sizes of pyroclastic materials ejected and the distances they travel from the volcano temperature and pressure during eruption

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17. What are the criteria used by geologists to give a semiquantitative measure of the size of an eruption?
number of deaths caused by the eruption and the number of buildings destroyed
volume of material erupted and height of the eruption plume
size of the pre-erupted volcano and the type
temperature and pressure during eruption
sizes of pyroclastic materials ejected and the distances they travel from the volcano
a.
b.
C.
d.
e.
Transcribed Image Text:17. What are the criteria used by geologists to give a semiquantitative measure of the size of an eruption? number of deaths caused by the eruption and the number of buildings destroyed volume of material erupted and height of the eruption plume size of the pre-erupted volcano and the type temperature and pressure during eruption sizes of pyroclastic materials ejected and the distances they travel from the volcano a. b. C. d. e.
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