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← GeographyWhich outcome is prevalent when stratovolcanoes experience pyroclastic density currents?
A)Formation of lahars on the slopes✓
B)Development of shield volcano formations
C)Consistent eruption of basaltic lava
D)Increased rates of glacial ice formation
💡 Explanation
Lahars are common because pyroclastic density currents deposit ash and debris on the slopes, initiating mudflows when mixed with water via melting ice or heavy rainfall; therefore, lahars form, rather than the other geological processes which require different eruption behaviors.
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