The totality of materials ejected from a volcano, including liquid material, ashes and dust is termed ________.
A) lava
B) magma
C) silica
D) granite
E) pyroclastic material

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The term used to describe the totality of materials ejected from a volcano, including liquid material, ashes, and dust is pyroclastic material. Lava refers specifically to the liquid material that flows out of a volcano, magma is molten rock beneath the Earth's surface, silica is a mineral commonly found in volcanic rocks, and granite is an igneous rock that can form from cooled magma.

The Totality of Materials Ejected from a Volcano, Including Liquid