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Do shield volcanoes produce quiet eruptions and explosive eruptions?
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Shielf volcanoes generally produce "quiet" eruptions. Explosive eruptions are rare.
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Do shield volcanoes produce quiet or explosive eruptions?
Eruptions at shield volcanoes are almost always non-explosive.
Is a cinder cone volcano non explosive?
Cinder cone volcanoes produce small explosive eruptions.
Name the different types of volcanoes according to their shape?
There are three types of volcanoes which have different shapes and types of eruptions. * Shield Volcanoes - are low and flat and have small, flowing eruptions. * Composite Volcanoes - are a mixture between shield volcanoes and cone volcanoes, their eruptions are explosive. * Cone Volcanoes - are the tallest and largest volcanoes, and they have VERY explosive eruptions.
Volcanoes that form at hot spots from many non explosive eruptions?
It's a shield volcano. Curtesy of a quick google search [from geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk] Shield Volcanoes Eruptions are typically non-explosive. Shield volcanoes produce fast flowing fluid [lava] that can flow for many miles. Eruptions tend to be frequent but relatively gentle.
Volcanoes typically have the most explosive eruptions?
Large explosive eruptions are generally characteristic of stratovolcanoes.
Why is the shield volcano is the least explosive?
Shield volcanoes generally have the least explosive eruptions.
Do shield volcanoes have quiet eruptions?
Because shield volcanoes have lava flows rather than explosive eruptions, they are much quieter than other types of volcanoes. Regardless, shield volcanoes are among some of the largest in the world.
Are shield volcanoes explosive?
Very rarely. Shield volcanoes are formed from the eruption of low-viscosity, gas-poor magma which has very little potential to explode. On rare occasions explosive eruptions may occur when magma comes in contact with groundwater.
Why are shield volcanoes relatively safe?
Eruptions at shield volcanoes are almost never explosive and do not produce pyroclastic flows, mudflows, or large ash clouds. Instead they generally produce slow-moving lava flows that are generally easy to escape.
What types of eruption does a shield volcano have?
Shield volcanoes usually produce effusive eruptions.
Is mount Krakatoa a shield volcano?
No. Caldera and shield volcanoes are quite different. Shield volcanoes usually undergo effusive eruptions, the least violent type and produce basaltic lava. Caldera forming volcanoes erupt explosively and are the most violent. They generally produce rhyolitic lava.
Why don't shield volcano have pyroclastic flows?
Shield volcanoes can produce pyrcoclastic flows, but it is rare. Shield volcanoes are fed by low-viscosity basaltic lava with a low gas content. The means that most eruptions are either non exposive or have a very low-grade explosivity. An eruption needs to be explosive to produce pyroclastic flows. However, records show that Kilauea has produced explosive eruptions with pyroclastic flows. The explosions appear to have been the result of groundwater seeping into the magma chamber.
