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Question 59 • TX-Earth and Space Science A

Which occurs just before a volcanic eruption?

Answer
A
Lava flows onto the sides of the volcano.
B
The expanding gases push magma through the pipe.
C
A pocket of magma forms beneath the volcano.
D
New rocks are formed as lava hardens.

Explanation

As magma rises toward the surface, dissolved gases expand and push it through the volcano’s pipe. This happens just before an eruption. Lava flowing down the sides and rocks forming as lava hardens happen during or after the eruption, while a magma pocket forms earlier.

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