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When a volcano collapses what does it form?
A caldera.
What volcano is an example of a caldera volcano?
Yellowstone Caldera, Wyoming, USA
When is caldera form?
When a large explosive volcanic eruption destroys most of the volcano, the resulting large crater is called a caldera.
What forms after the top of a volcano collapses?
When a volcanic cone collapses it forms a caldera.
Did Mount Vesuvius form in a caldera?
No, Mount Vesuvius is a composite volcano and its latest eruption was in 1944. Some sources say that in that eruption, Mt. Vesuvius collapsed in a caldera, but it didn't. FYI: A caldera is a volcano that had an extremely explosive eruption that emptied the magma chamber, causing the volcano to collapse in on itself. An example of a caldera is Crater Lake in Oregon.
When a volcano collapses what does it form?
A caldera.
What is the type of formation a Caldera calls home?
A caldera may form on a volcano.
What forms in the center of a large volcano?
A caldera may form in the centre of a very large volcano.
What volcano is an example of a caldera volcano?
Yellowstone Caldera, Wyoming, USA
How does a caldera forms?
A caldera is a large depression in a volcano. Most calderas form in one of two ways: by collapse of the top of a composite volcano after the magma chamber is drained.
When is caldera form?
When a large explosive volcanic eruption destroys most of the volcano, the resulting large crater is called a caldera.
What do you call a land form that is hollow and can be found at the top of a volcano?
A caldera or crater.
What forms after the top of a volcano collapses?
When a volcanic cone collapses it forms a caldera.
Did Mount Vesuvius form in a caldera?
No, Mount Vesuvius is a composite volcano and its latest eruption was in 1944. Some sources say that in that eruption, Mt. Vesuvius collapsed in a caldera, but it didn't. FYI: A caldera is a volcano that had an extremely explosive eruption that emptied the magma chamber, causing the volcano to collapse in on itself. An example of a caldera is Crater Lake in Oregon.
How many islands can one underwater volcano form?
One volcano can form one island normally. If it collapses into a caldera it could form a group of three or four.
What type of volcano is the shikotsu volcano?
Caldera
What forms when a larger volcano collapses it on itself?
It forms a 'caldera'.
