Types of volcano eruptions

• Hawaiian type:


  Lava slowly and easily escapes from vent. It is runny, basaltic. Gases escapes on to easily & gentle sided volcanoes result.
• strombolian type


  gas explosions occur more frequently, small but frequent eruptions.
• Vulcanian type:


  Gas emissions involved, more violent but less frequent than above. Plugs of cooled lava may be ejected in blast
• Vesuvian type


  extremely strong explosions, often after volcano has been dormant for a while. Gas and ash clouds, which fall over large areas.
• krakatoan type 


  exceptionally violent
• plinian type


  Usually the most violent. Massive amounts of lava,gas and pyroclastic material is released. Part of the volcano is removed