The higher the gas pressure builds in a magma,

A. the more explosive an eruptionĀ it is likely to produce.
B. the longer the lava flows an eruption will produce.
C. the less explosive an eruption is likely to produce.
D. the more likely a volcanic done is to form.


Answer: A

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