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← GeographyWhich risk significantly increases when highly viscous lava reaches seawater?
A)Violent steam explosion events✓
B)Formation of pillow lava tubes
C)Increased hydrothermal vent activity
D)Rapid creation of atoll islands
💡 Explanation
Lava encounters water and results in rapid phase transition. Water flashes to steam, which drastically increases pressure because thermal expansion causes instantaneous, violent explosions, therefore resulting in explosive events rather than lower energy pillow lava formation due to gradual deposition.
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