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Felsic lava, due to its high viscosity and generally high gas content tends to produce violent eruptions.
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What is the different between quiet and violent eruptions?
Violent eruptions are in the habit of making a lot of noise.
What do quiet lava eruptions generally result from?
Volcanic eruptions are always caused by magma. This applies if the eruption is quiet or explosive, or whether the magma is felsic or mafic.
Why are there quiet eruptions and violent eruptions?
A Quiet eruption is one in which no rock or material is erupted from the crater , A violent is one where huge load explosion/ eruption throwing Rocks/ Scoria /Steam /Ash from the vent.May be Lahar as well
What type of eruptions does Mount Veniaminof create?
Quiet
Did sunset crater give violent or quiet eruptions?
As a cinder cone volcano, Sunset Crater's eruptions were mildly explosive.
Is mt Pinatubo a quiet volcano?
No. Pinatubo is noted for producing exceptionally violent eruptions.
Is mount st Helen's eruptions violent or quiet?
Mount Saint Helens is actually both viloent andquiet
What is the example of quiet and violent eruptions of volcano?
An example of a "quiet" eruption would be the 1983-present eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii. A violent eruption would be the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens.
Are volcanic eruptions in the ring of fire generally quiet or violent?
Volcanic eruptions in the Ring of Fire are generally violent, though not all eruptions are. Kilauea is an example of a volcano that has relatively quiet eruptions, but it is a deep mantle hotspot volcano not part of the ring of fire system and its lava is low in water content. In general the volcanoes in the Ring of Fire that have violent eruptions including Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Pinatubo, Krakatoa, and Mt. Mazama because their lava is high in water content which increases the possibility of steam explosions during an eruption.
Do shield volcanoes produce quiet eruptions and explosive eruptions?
Shielf volcanoes generally produce "quiet" eruptions. Explosive eruptions are rare.
What are the kinds of eruptions?
explosive and quiet eruptions
What are the kinds of volcanic eruptions?
The kinds of eruptions are the quiet eruptions and the explosive eruptions.
