Mount St.

Helens, Washington, in the spring of 1980

 Phreatic or Hydrothermal
The steam-driven explosions occur when water
beneath the ground or on the surface is heated
by magma, lava, hot rocks, or fresh volcanic
deposits (such as ignimbrites, tephra and
pyroclastic-flow deposits) and result in crater,
tuff rings and debris avalanches.

Krakatau Volcano in Indonesia

Phreatomagmatic 
In a phreatomagmatic eruption, magma interacts with groundwater at

shallow depths beneath the surface. The violent interaction between

the hot magma and cold water causes steam explosions that fragment

the lava and overlying solid rock layers.

Yasur Volcano,  Tanna Island - Vanuatu  July 2012

Strombolian

Strombolian eruption A type of volcanic activity which produces frequent,

moderate eruptions. The lava is basaltic, but sufficiently viscous for entrapped
gases to build up a pressure which is released in continuous small explosions.
In 1772, the Papandayan volcano, in Indonesia
Vulcanian
Vulcanian eruption An explosive type of volcanic eruption that
 occurs when the pressure of entrapped gases in a relatively
viscous magma becomes sufficient to blow off the overlying
crust of solidified lava.
 Mount Vesuvius in 79AD

Plinian

Plinian eruptions are marked by columns of gas and ash extending high into

the stratosphere, the second layer of Earth's atmosphere.