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Most scientists believe that Yellowstone is not truly active and that they would be able to detect if the Yellowstone volcano was going to erupt years before it erupted. But there is no way to no for sure if the Yellowstone caldera is truly active (building up for an eruption).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoNo. Magma still moves beneath Yellowstone and drives the geothermal activity. However, the time span between eruptions of the volcano are extremely long, so there is very little chance of it erupting within out lifetimes.
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∙ 10y agoYes -- a major portion of the Park sits on the Yellowstone Caldera.
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∙ 11y agoNo. It is simply dormant.
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Is Yellowstone volcano extinct?
No. It is simply dormant.
Is Mount Yellowstone a composite volcano?
No. The Yellowstone volcano is neither a mountain nor a composite volcano; it is a caldera.
Is Yellowstone a mainland volcano or an island volcano?
Given that Yellowstone is in the middle of the United States, it is a mainland volcano.
Is the Yellowstone volcano named mount Smokey Bear?
No. For one thing, the Yellowstone volcano is not a mountain, it is a caldera. It is usually referred to as the Yellowstone caldera or the Yellowstone supervolcano.
Did the Yellowstone Volcano have a pyroclastic cloud?
No volcano has erupted in Yellowstone Park, at least not in recorded history.
What type of volcano is Yellowstone national park?
the bad news is that there isn't a volcano inYellowstone the fact is that the whole of Yellowstone is just the creator wich is huge and makes it a super volcano which is not good at all!!!
How many minutes did the Yellowstone Volcano last for?
The Yellowstone Volcano did not last very long. It lasted for about a minute.
Is the Yellowstone attraction old faithful a super volcano?
The entire park of Yellowstone rest on a super volcano
Is the Yellowstone a volcano or earthquake?
yellow stone is a volcano
How long does it take for an volcano to erutp?
It varies from volcano to volcano. The super volcano under Yellowstone National Park erupts an average of once every 600,000 years. Others may erupt once, then go extinct. Others may erupt once a century.
How was Yellowstone formed?
Volcano
What type of volcano produced the caldera that covers most of Yellowstone Nation?
The Yellowstone volcano is usually called a supervolcano.
