sharp earthquake quick and forceful eruptive outburst /ˈaʊtˌbɜː(r)st/ sudden violent happening related to eruption quake shake with seismic vibration plume of … /pluːm/ "a long narrow cloud of dust, smoke etc that moves upwards" summit /ˈsʌmɪt/ the top of something tremor /ˈtremə(r)/ a smaller vibration magma /ˈmæɡmə/ molten rock in the earth's crust lateral /ˈlæt(ə)rəl/ situated at side to rock sth "if an explosion or earthquake rocks something, it makes it shake violently" distended /dɪˈstendɪd/ abnormally expanded "shaken, to shake" to launch something (eruption) /lɔːntʃ/ to start a major activity to perish /ˈperɪʃ/ "to die, usually because of an illness or something that happens suddenly, to stop happening or existing" to explode /ɪkˈspləʊd/ to burst with a lot of force and a loud noise a surge of something (hot gas) /sɜː(r)dʒ/ sudden forceful flow explosive ash /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/ pyroclastic /pairoklastik/ material desintegrated by volcanic eruption incandescent (gases) /ˌɪnkænˈdes(ə)nt/ emitting light as a result of being heated. landslide /ˈlæn(d)ˌslaɪd/ a heavy fall of earth and rocks down the side of a mountain or steep slope to surge /sɜː(r)dʒ/ to move forwards as a large mass very quickly the face of the mountain a side of a mountain or building that is high and very steep valley /ˈvæli/ "a low area of land between mountains or hills, usually with a river flowing through it" to blow away "if something blows away or is blown away, the wind moves it away from you until you cannot see or touch it" lava dome /dəʊm/ a roof shaped like the top half of a ball crater /ˈkreɪtə(r)/ the round hole at the top of a volcano resilient /rɪˈzɪliənt/ "able to quickly become healthy, happy, or strong again after an illness, disappointment, or other problem" to blast /blɑːst/ "to destroy or move earth, rock, or metal using a series of explosions" to devastate /ˈdevəˌsteɪt/ to seriously damage or completely destroy something debris (uncountable) /ˈdebriː/ "the broken pieces that are left when something large has been destroyed, especially by an explosion, fire, or accident" lightning the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm (a flash of lightning) to howl (dogs) /haʊl/ "if a dog or similar animal howls, it makes a long loud sound" slope /sləʊp/ a straight surface that has one end higher than the other to bury /ˈberi/ to cover something with a layer or pile of things cloud of ash and rocks to signal /ˈsɪɡn(ə)l/ to show that something is happening or will happen to spit fire past - spat "to make a series of quick loud noises, especially when forcing small pieces of something into the air"