Which outcome occurs when viscous magma continually erupts, forming an unstable lava dome?

💡 Explanation

Pyroclastic flows are generated because pressure builds within the unstable lava dome, leading to its collapse via gravitational instability; ejecting hot gas and ash rather than forming a crater or volcano, which involve different eruption mechanisms.

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