volcanic bomb
Airborne molten rock
A volcanic bomb is a mass of molten rock ejected from a volcano that solidifies as it flies through the air.
The tumbling flight shapes the cooling lava into rounded or spindle forms.
Bombs range from a few centimeters to several meters across: The eruption scattered volcanic bombs across the mountainside.
Fine-grained volcanic stone
- andesiteIntermediate volcanic rock
- scoriaPorous volcanic ejecta
- pumiceLightweight volcanic abrasive
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
lava · magma · silica · viscosity · vesicular · glassy · crystalline · aa
Solid mass, or impede
Eruption spraying molten rock
- tephraEjected volcanic material
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- ash cloudAirborne eruption debris
- ventOpening for airflow
crater · explosive · ejection · ballistic trajectory · airborne · projectile · fumarole · spatter
Outer layer of loaf
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- fusiformCigar-shaped, tapered bilaterally
- spheroidalApproximately sphere-shaped
cowpat · rotational · aerodynamic · crust · cracked · surface texture · solidified · elongated
Impact or volcanic basin
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- ballisticOf hurled objects
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- velocityDirected rate of motion
collision · shatter · damage · hazard · distance · trajectory · landing · devastation
basalt
Fine-grained volcanic stone
obsidian · lava · magma · silica · viscosity · vesicular · glassy · crystalline · aa · igneous
block
Solid mass, or impede
lava fountain
Eruption spraying molten rock
- tephraEjected volcanic material
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- ash cloudAirborne eruption debris
vent · crater · explosive · ejection · ballistic trajectory · airborne · projectile · fumarole · spatter · incandescent
breadcrust
Outer layer of loaf
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- fusiformCigar-shaped, tapered bilaterally
spheroidal · cowpat · rotational · aerodynamic · crust · cracked · surface texture · solidified · elongated · twisted
crater
Impact or volcanic basin
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- ballisticOf hurled objects
- projectileLaunched airborne object
velocity · collision · shatter · damage · hazard · distance · trajectory · landing · devastation · force
- volcanic activityeruption, active, lava, dormant, magma
- volcanoesMount Fuji, caldera, lava, crater, Etna
- volcaniclava, magma, tephra, pumice, scoria
- Volcanismmagma, eruption, lava flow, magma chamber, lava dome
- eruptionsexplosion, blast, lava flow, pyroclastic flow, plume
- geohazardslandslides, rockslide, mudslide, mudflow, subsidence
volcanic bombvolcanic dust
Fine pyroclastic particulate matter
volcanic ash · ashfall · ash cloud · ash fall · lava flow
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