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How is pahoehoe lava different from pillow lava how are they similar?
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How are Pillow Lava and Pahoehoe lava the same?
Both pillow lava and pahoehoe lava have about the same composition and harden into a kind of rock called basalt.
Name the two types of lava?
Blocky Lava, Pahoehoe Lava, Aa Lava, Pillow Lava
What are the three types of lava flows associated with basaltic lava?
basaltic lava can form a'a, pahoehoe, or pillow lava.
Does Mount St Helens spew pahoehoe pillow Aa or Blocky lava?
Mount St Helens produces blocky lava.
What materials comes out of a volcano when it erupts?
A'a Lava (Pronounced as ah ah) Pahoehoe Lava (Pronounced as Pahoy-hoy) Pillow Lava Pyroclastic Materials
How are Pillow Lava and Pahoehoe lava the same?
Both pillow lava and pahoehoe lava have about the same composition and harden into a kind of rock called basalt.
Name the two types of lava?
Blocky Lava, Pahoehoe Lava, Aa Lava, Pillow Lava
What are the three types of lava flows associated with basaltic lava?
basaltic lava can form a'a, pahoehoe, or pillow lava.
What are the different types of lava?
A'a Pahoehoe Pillow Lava The difference between the lava is the elements and amount of water inside the volcano. Also, the thickness of the lava.There are 4 different types of lava flows maybe more
What is the the lava that flows slowly to form a glassy surface with rounded wrinkles?
Pahoehoe or pillow lava - same thing
Does Mount St Helens spew pahoehoe pillow Aa or Blocky lava?
Mount St Helens produces blocky lava.
What materials comes out of a volcano when it erupts?
A'a Lava (Pronounced as ah ah) Pahoehoe Lava (Pronounced as Pahoy-hoy) Pillow Lava Pyroclastic Materials
Lava that forms smooth ropelike coils when it hardens is called?
Pahoehoe
What is the difference between pahoehoe and AA lava?
The difference between Pahoehoe lava and AA lava is that pahoehoe lava is smooth and AA lava is jagged.
Is pumice pahoehoe or AA?
pahoehoe is smooth and rope like sufaces. Aa is sharp and jaged last pillow lava is pressure billds up in side the lava untill it craks then it pours out forming yet another pillow on the last one.
What is the difference between pahoehoe and lava?
Pahoehoe is faster moving lava and AA is slower moving lava. Both types are found in basaltic type eruptions. They have different appearances. Pahoehoe is smooth and ropey where as AA is chunky and rough.(much like top of trees) Often a pahoehoe flow can change to an AA flow depending upon the type of slope it encounters. The steeper the slope the more likely AA lava will be present. Aa has more viscosity than Pahoehoe.
Is a'a or pahoehoe lava better for making lava tubes?
Lava tubes are usually produces by pahoehoe.
