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Yes. The ash and cinder layers are from explosive eruptions while the lava flows are from non-explosive eruptions.

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Does a composite volcano have both quiet and explosive eruptions?

yes a composite volano is both quiet and explosive


Does a composite volcano erupt quietly or explosively?

A composite volcano is the most explosive type of volcano there is. Mt. St. Helens and Mt.Vesuvious in Pompeii are both examples of composite volcanoes, and look at the damage they did. a composite volcano usually has pyroclastic flows to accompany the traditional lava and ash.


How does the type of volcano composite cone rupture?

Answer by FutureLPGAgolferComposite Cone - Alternation between quiet and explosive volcanoes.


A volcano built from both quiet and explosive eruptions?

Surprisingly, yes. There's a volcano in New Zealand, Mt. Egmond that was made from both, a composite volcano.


Was mauna loa a quiet or explosive eruption?

No, Mauna Loa is not an explosive volcano. It tends to be non-explosive.


What kind of eruption quiet explosive or both at different times would you expect to come from a cinder cone volcano composite volcano and a shield volcano?

A cinder cone volcano typically has quiet eruptions, characterized by the ejection of small fragments of lava and ash. Composite volcanoes can have both quiet and explosive eruptions, due to the buildup of pressure from the highly viscous magma. Shield volcanoes generally have non-explosive eruptions, with flowing lava that travels long distances.


What are a volcano's stages of activity?

quiet and explosive


Is a composite volcano quiet or loud?

OH MY GOSH! IT'S A VOLCANO!!!! WHAT DO YOU THINK??? INCASE THAT WASNT ENOUGH, LET ME SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU........................LOUD!well some volcanoes are loud but some are quiet


How does Silica determine if the volcano will be quiet or explosive?

Silica will determine if the volcano will be quiet or explosive by building itself up in the volcano pipe, plugging it up like a cork in a bottle and then exploding.


What are the two kinds of volcano eruptions?

quiet and explosive


Does a composite volcano have a mixture of both heavy and light rocks?

A composite volcano is called composite because it has alternating layers of lava and ash, formed by quiet lava flow after explosive eruptions. But yeah, it's definitely made up of both heavy and light rocks !!


Is the Yellowstone volcano quiet explosive or both?

Yes. The Yellowstone volcano has produced several VEI-8 eruptions, the most explosive level of eruption possible.