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Q: Was the eyjafjallajokull eruption explosive or effusive?
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What are the 2 types of volcanic eruption?

There are effusive eruptions and explosive eruptions.


Is a summit eruption like an explosive eruption?

Not necessarily. A summit eruption may be explosive or effusive. It is considered a summit eruption when material erupts at or near the volcano's peak as opposed to on its flanks.


What is the eruption type for Mount Vesuvius?

usually when it erupts its pretty much effusive or explosive


What do lava flows made of pahoehoe and AA indicate about the type of volcanic eruption that occured?

They indicate that an eruption is effusive rather than explosive.


What do lava flows made of pahoehoe and AA indicate about the type of volcanic eruption the occured?

They indicate that an eruption is effusive rather than explosive.


What types of lava will most likely lead to a volcanic eruption of an effusive nature?

Shield volcanoes have effusive eruptions. Effusive eruptions are a volcanic phenomenon; in some ways the opposite of explosive eruptions. An effusive eruption is characterized by an outpouring of low viscosity lava which has a fairly low volatile content. Usually, shield volcanoes have effusive eruptions.


Which type of lava does mount Eyjafjallajokull have?

probably basaltic lava because the 2010 eruption was very explosive


What do lava flows the made of pahoehoe and AA Indicate about the type of volcanic eruption that occurred?

Lava flows of pahoehoe and aa indicate that the eruption was effusive ("quiet") rather than explosive, or only very mildly explosive.


Mt st helens volcano explosive or effusive?

it's explosive


Show me all thirty-nine volcanic eruptions of mount vesuvius?

Principal eruptions list 79 explosive Ash-fall, pomices and lahars472 effusive-explosive Lava flow and lahars to north-western flank51226 February 685 effusive Imposing lava flow787 effusive-explosive Lahars and imposing lava flow968 Lava flow to sea27 January 1037 Lava flow to sea29 May 1139 explosive Ash-fall1500 explosive Ash-fall16 December 1631 effusive-explosive Cone collapse; lava flow to sea3 July 1660 explosive Ash-fall to north-east flank13 April 1694 effusive Lava toward Torre del Greco25 May 1698 effusive-explosive Damage by ash-fall to south-east flank28 July 1707 effusive-explosive20 May 1737 effusive-explosive A lava flow invades T. del Greco; ash-fall and lahars23 December 1760 effusive-explosive Opening of lateral vents on southern flank (150 m asl)19 October 1767 effusive-explosive Two lava flows toward T.Annunziata. and S. Giorgio a Cremano8 August 1779 explosive Ash and bombs over Ottaviano15 June 1794 effusive-explosive Opening of lateral vents on south-western flank (470 m asl)22 October 1822 effusive-explosive Two lava flows toward T. del Greco and Boscotrecase23 August 1834 effusive-explosive A lava flow toward Poggiomarino6 February 1850 effusive-explosive1 May 1855 effusive A lava flow invades Massa and S.Sebastiano8 December 1861 effusive-explosive Opening of lateral vents on south-western flank (290 m asl)15 November 1868 effusive24 April 1872 effusive-explosive A lava flow invades Massa and S.Sebastiano4 April 1906 effusive-explosive A lava flow toward T.Annunziata, strong explosive activity3 June 1929 effusive-explosive A lava flow toward Terzigno18 March 1944 effusive-explosive A lava flow invades Massa and S.Sebastianosource:http://www.vesuvioinrete.it/e_storia.htm


Can non explosive volcanoes have pyroclastic flows?

The answer is Explosive . It is explosive because during a explosive eruption there are clouds of ash, gas , and rock , and with a pyroclastic flow there is dust and ash . there for the answer must be explosive .


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.