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← GeographyWhich outcome is accelerated within a volcanic dome composed primarily of rhyolite as hydrothermal activity intensifies?
A)Silica polymerization rate increase
B)Viscosity dependent cooling timescale
C)Expansion due to volatile exsolution
D)Rate of dome's phreatic explosions✓
💡 Explanation
Phreatic explosions increase because increased hydrothermal circulation raises pore pressures within the dome, weakening the structure due to increased fluid inclusion; therefore, explosions occur more frequently rather than slow cooling because magma viscosity dominates that process.
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