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Maybe three or four if they were the size of the Great Yellowstone Caldera. Also the magma chambers would have to be in equal size to Yellowstone. If they were spaced evenly apart and far away from each other it could probably cover the world in ash.
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∙ 9y agoIt varies widely. Small eruptions may give off a few hundred tons of ash. By contrast, very large eruptions can eject several cubic miles of ash. In super eruptions the volume of ash produced may add up to several hundred cubic miles.
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∙ 7y agoThat can vary widely. The amount of ejected material can vary, from less than a thousand cubic meters, to over a thousand cubic KILOMETERS. The corresponding energy will also vary correspondingly. I am not sure how much this would be in joule, though - but you can make an estimate, assuming the material goes up to a certain height, and using the formula for gravitational potential energy.
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∙ 9y agoIt varies widley. Smaller explosive eruptions may release a few hundred tones of ash. Very large eruptions can produce billions of tons of ash.
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∙ 8y agoThe volume of ash produced by a super eruption is greater than 1000 cubic kilometers.
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What is a steep-sided volcano formed entirely of ash and cinders?
A steep sided volcanoe formed entirely from ash and cinders is called a composite volcanoe.
A mountain that forms when layers of lava and ash erupt and build up is a what?
what is mountain formed from layers of lava and ash
What is formed by the the small pieces of volcanic glass minerals and ash from a volcano?
sediments
What if a tornado formed above a volcano?
The tornado may pick up ash and some volcanic rocks, but the volcano would, for the most part, not be affected.
What is an ash cloud from a volcano?
An ash cloud is something which comes out of the volcano
What is volcano rock?
A volcano rock is rock formed from ash or lava erupted from a volcano.
What is a steep-sided volcano formed entirely of ash and cinders?
A steep sided volcanoe formed entirely from ash and cinders is called a composite volcanoe.
A mountain that forms when layers of lava and ash erupt and build up is a what?
what is mountain formed from layers of lava and ash
What are popocatepetls layers?
Popocatepetl is a strato volcano so it should be formed by ash and cinders.
What is formed by the the small pieces of volcanic glass minerals and ash from a volcano?
sediments
How is a ash formed from a volcano?
gas gets trapped doesn't it and magma or lava gets shot out
How do you spell vocanow?
The correct spelling is volcano (a cone-shaped mountain formed from lava and ash).
How did mt shasta and lassen peak form?
A bunch of ash formed a huge mountain by a volcano
What is a ashcloud?
Ash Cloud: A cloud formed from tiny ash particles and gases blasted from the volcano. Wind can carry ash thousands of miles, affecting far greater areas and many more people than other volcano hazards
What if a tornado formed above a volcano?
The tornado may pick up ash and some volcanic rocks, but the volcano would, for the most part, not be affected.
Is the ash from the volcano in Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull glacier toxic or lethal?
It is toxic because carbondioxside is formed by toxic
What is an ash cloud from a volcano?
An ash cloud is something which comes out of the volcano
