A surge is a(n) ____

a. ?upthrust in a lava dome
b. ?increase in pressure on a magma chamber
c. ?emission of poisonous gas
d. ?wave of steam associated with pyroclastic flows
e. ?increase in volcanic activity in a geographic area


ANSWER: d

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