Which outcome occurs when an eruption column collapses?

💡 Explanation

A pyroclastic density current forms because gravitational instability causes a volcanic eruption column to collapse and produce a ground-hugging flow of hot fragments and gases via **gravitational collapse**. Therefore, a density current forms rather than ozone increase which involves chemistry, or a shield-volcano due to lava flows, or a glacial cirque involves erosion.

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