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What are non explosive volcanoes?

Dormant volcanoes


What makes volcanoes non-explosive?

Non-explosive volcanoes will have low concentrations of gas in the magma.


Do shield volcanoes produce quiet or explosive eruptions?

Eruptions at shield volcanoes are almost always non-explosive.


Where are the most explosive volcanoes subduction zones or rift zones?

Explosive volcanoes are most common at subduction zones.


Volcanoes typically have the most explosive eruptions?

Large explosive eruptions are generally characteristic of stratovolcanoes.


What are types of explosive?

Rhyolite caldera complexes are the most explosive volcanoes, although other types of volcanoes can also erupt.


Why do the volcanoes in Japan have explosive eruptions?

Volcanoes in Japan have explosive eruptions because there is a a magma chamber that has not completely move along the mantle yet so when it erupts it has explosive eruptions.


Do shield volcanoes produce quiet eruptions and explosive eruptions?

Shielf volcanoes generally produce "quiet" eruptions. Explosive eruptions are rare.


What volcanoes are formed by explosive eruptions that are followed by lava outpourings?

composite volcanoes


What types of valcanoes would be the most explosive?

Volcanoes with more viscosity are more explosive.


What is the name of the explosive types of volcanoes?

Explosive types of volcanoes are typically referred to as stratovolcanoes or composite volcanoes. These volcanoes are characterized by their steep sides and explosive eruptions caused by trapped gases and thick, viscous lava. Examples include Mt. St. Helens in the United States and Mt. Fuji in Japan.


Name the different types of volcanoes according to their shape?

There are three types of volcanoes which have different shapes and types of eruptions. * Shield Volcanoes - are low and flat and have small, flowing eruptions. * Composite Volcanoes - are a mixture between shield volcanoes and cone volcanoes, their eruptions are explosive. * Cone Volcanoes - are the tallest and largest volcanoes, and they have VERY explosive eruptions.