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Because the two plates hit together and the hevier plate was pushed into the subduction zone which caused the continental plate to spew lava
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Is mount merapi active dormant or extinct?
yes, it is the most active volcano in Indonesia
How Mt Merapi formed?
the mt merapi was formed after the lava cooled
When was the last time mount merapi erupted?
Mount Merapi last erupted in 2010.
How mt merapi gets it name?
Mount Merapi was formed by two converging plates. Subduction causes slabs of oceanic crust to sink through a deep-ocean trench into the mantle. The crust melts and forms magma, which then rises back toward the surface. It is located along the Sunda, or Java trench. When the magma from the melted crust erupts as lava, volcanoes are formed. Mount Merapi is located along an island arc.
What tectonic plates is mount merapi on?
Mount. Merapi is on the Sunda Plate, which forms a convergent margin with the Indian-Australian Plate
What is the process of mt merapi's eruptions?
They don't know the process of Mt Merap's eruptions because they have not found out what causes the eruptions
Is mount merapi active dormant or extinct?
yes, it is the most active volcano in Indonesia
How Mt Merapi formed?
the mt merapi was formed after the lava cooled
Is merapi dormant active or extinct volcano?
Merapi is not dormant or extinct. It is active.
What is the closest town to mt. merapi?
The closest town to Mt. Merapi is yogyakarta
When was the last time mount merapi erupted?
Mount Merapi last erupted in 2010.
What city is Mt Merapi located in?
Mt. Merapi is located between Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Is mount merapi the youngest volcano in southern java?
yup, mount merapi is the youngest (about 40000yrs old)
What country is Merapi in?
Indonesia
How mt merapi gets it name?
Mount Merapi was formed by two converging plates. Subduction causes slabs of oceanic crust to sink through a deep-ocean trench into the mantle. The crust melts and forms magma, which then rises back toward the surface. It is located along the Sunda, or Java trench. When the magma from the melted crust erupts as lava, volcanoes are formed. Mount Merapi is located along an island arc.
What does merapi mean in English?
Merapi means Mountain of fire or Fire mountain. Mount Merapi is placed in Indonesia and is apart of the ring of fire which is a circle of active volcanoes around south-east Asia.
What are facts about merapi?
Mt. Merapi is located in Indonesia, Asia. Latitude is 7.5333° S, and the longitude is 110.4333° E. Mt. Merapi is on the Northern hemisphere and is located on the Sudan Plate. Mt. Merapi is conical in shape. Mt. Merapi is the most active volcano in Indonesia. There is smoke coming out of Mt. Merapi 360 days a year. The name Merapi means Fire Mountain. On May 27 2006 Mt. Merapi erupted and killed 5,000 people and leaving 200,000 homeless. In 2010 500 hundred of people that didn’t evacuate lived 353 died. The eruption lasted for and entire week. In 1930 1,369 deaths. An eruption occurs every 1-5 years. Merapi has been active for over 10,000 years. In 1883 Mt. Merapi killed the most people it every has: 36,000 people. It has been said that the noise of the eruption can be heard in Australia.
