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No. The more basalt the quieter the eruption. Basalt is deep deep material, from down where there are few volatiles to make lava explosive.
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∙ 10y agoGenerally, an eruption involving basaltic magma is iether not explosive at all or generates low-grade explosions.
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∙ 9y agoBasaltic magma is low in viscosity compared to felsic magma.
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∙ 10y agoNo. Basaltic refers to a composition of magma which forms a rock called basalt if it cools as lava on the surface. An eruption can produce basaltic lava.
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∙ 10y agoGenerally not. Baslatic magma usually erupts effusively.
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∙ 9y agoNo. Because of its low viscosity and gas content, basaltic magma is geberally the least explosive of the common magma types.
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∙ 9y agoFelsic magma is generally the most explosive.
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∙ 14y agoBasalt is an extrusive igneous rock.
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How could you tell if a volcano makes felsite or basalt lava?
Thin lava
What kind of rock does the kilauea volcano make?
Kilauea is made up of lava flows. Lava pours out of the volcano in thin sheets, building up the volcano over time.
Very broad volcano with gentle slopes formed from basalt lava flows.?
it is a shield volcano
Why can lava be explosive or non explosive?
Lava is not explosive. Eruptions of magma from a volcano can be explosive or not, depending on the pressure pushing it up from deep below the Earth's surface and on how hot (thin) it is.
What type of eruptions does the Unzen volcano make?
The lava is explosive
Where would you expect to find lava solidifying into basalt?
You would expect to find lava solidifying into basalt on the flanks of a volcano, most likely a shield volcano.
How could you tell if a volcano makes felsite or basalt lava?
Thin lava
What kind of rock does the kilauea volcano make?
Kilauea is made up of lava flows. Lava pours out of the volcano in thin sheets, building up the volcano over time.
Where is basalt born?
Basalt is formed when low-silica lava erupts from a volcano and later cools.
Very broad volcano with gentle slopes formed from basalt lava?
shield volcano
Do basalt plateaus form from explosive or quiet eruptions?
Quiet eruptions are a characteristic of basalt lava flows and plateaus.
Very broad volcano with gentle slopes formed from basalt lava flows.?
it is a shield volcano
Why do scientists need to know the different types of lava flow?
The type of lava flow lets you know the different type of volcano. Not all volcanoes are "explosive". Basalt volcano you can practically stand and watch as it explodes. Where as an andesite volcano you want to be far away. Also the different lava flow lets you know where the melting is occurring. If the flow is high in granitic composition it means the continental crust has melted. If the flow is high in basalt it is a oceanic crust melt.
Why can lava be explosive or non explosive?
Lava is not explosive. Eruptions of magma from a volcano can be explosive or not, depending on the pressure pushing it up from deep below the Earth's surface and on how hot (thin) it is.
Is a non-explosive volcanic eruption more likely to produce lava or pyroclastic material?
Lava because pyroclastic material explodes from a volcano, Lava just runs down the surface of the volcano nonexplosive or explosive.
A types of volcano with broad gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lava?
a shield volcano
What type of eruptions does the Unzen volcano make?
The lava is explosive
