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A composite volcano is the most explosive type of volcano there is. Mt. St. Helens and Mt.Vesuvious in Pompeii are both examples of composite volcanoes, and look at the damage they did. a composite volcano usually has pyroclastic flows to accompany the traditional lava and ash.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA composite volcano is both explosive and non-explosive. Although, they are very short lived. A composte volcano goes extinct less than 100 years after it has its first eruption.
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∙ 12y agonot all volcanoes are quiet or violent.... same volcanoes are quiet and some are violent...
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∙ 9y agoComposite volcanoes can produce both explosive and non-explosive eruptions. They are best-known for their explosive eruptions, however.
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∙ 13y agoexplosive because of the viscious magma
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A volcano may erupt explosively or quietly Which factor has the least effect on the power of a volcanic eruption?
Height of the main vent of the volcano
Does a composite volcano have a high gas content?
Yes. Composite volcanoes often have a high gas content in their magma, which is why they often erupt explosively.
What is a volcano that may erupt explosively or non explosively?
since your asking for all types then I can only answer a generic volcano
Is a composite volcano quiet or loud?
OH MY GOSH! IT'S A VOLCANO!!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK??? INCASE THAT WASNT ENOUGH, LET ME SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU........................LOUD!well some volcanoes are loud but some are quiet
How do cinder cone volcanos erupt?
Cinder cone volcanoes erupt explosively, but not as violently as composite volcanoes.
What does the amount of silica in a volcanos magma determine about its eruption?
If a volcano's magma is high in silica, the volcano will probably erupt explosively. If the magma is not high in silica, the volcano will probably erupt quietly.
A volcano may erupt explosively or quietly. Which factor has the least effect on the power of a volcanic eruption?
Height of the main vent of the volcano
A volcano may erupt explosively or quietly Which factor has the least effect on the power of a volcanic eruption?
Height of the main vent of the volcano
What causes the difference between quiet and exploses eruptions?
It depends on how much silica is in the magma. If there is low-silica in the magma then the volcano will erupt quietly. If there is high-silica in the magma then the volcano will erupt explosively.
Does a composite volcano have a high gas content?
Yes. Composite volcanoes often have a high gas content in their magma, which is why they often erupt explosively.
What is a volcano that may erupt explosively or non explosively?
since your asking for all types then I can only answer a generic volcano
Is a composite volcano quiet or loud?
OH MY GOSH! IT'S A VOLCANO!!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK??? INCASE THAT WASNT ENOUGH, LET ME SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU........................LOUD!well some volcanoes are loud but some are quiet
When does a volcano erupt quietly?
If it has liquid Lava
Why does the soufriere hills volcano erupt so explosively?
Because it is a volcano formed by converging plates
How do cinder cone volcanos erupt?
Cinder cone volcanoes erupt explosively, but not as violently as composite volcanoes.
Do these hot spot volanoes tend to erupt more explosively than other volcanoes?
no they do not erupt more explosively. It depends on its gas and on its viscosity. an example is Kilauea in Hawaii it does not erupt explosively.
In the late 1800s an island volcano in Indonesia Krakatoa erupted explosively What kind of lava did the volcano erupt?
Highly viscous magma.
