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Q: What is the difference between a volcano and a supervolcano?
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What is a volcano in US?

The Yellowstone Supervolcano.


What type of volcano is Mt Toba?

its a supervolcano


Is Yellowstone supervolcano a cone volcano?

No. It is a caldera.


Where can one find information on a supervolcano?

One can find information about a supervolcano at Wikipedia, various websites where geologists and volcano enthusiasts gather and discuss information about supervolcano.


What type of volcano volcano produced the caldera that covers most of Yellowstone Park?

supervolcano


What is supervolcanoes?

A Supervolcano is a volcano characterized by the large area it affects. A supervolcano is generally accepted to be a volcano that discharges ash, lava, or pumis deposits that spread over 240 or more cubic miles from its center. The Indonesian Toba is an example of a supervolcano.


Is kilauea a supervolcano?

No. A supervolcano is a volcano that is capable of producing extremely large explosive eruptions. Kilauea is a shield volcano. Most of its eruptions are non-explosive or only mildly explosive.


What type of volcano produced the caldera that covers most of Yellowstone Nation?

The Yellowstone volcano is usually called a supervolcano.


Is Eldfell volcano a cinder cone volcano?

No. A cinder cone volcano is relatively small, short lived volcano. The yellowstone volcano is a supervolcano. It does not fit into the more common classes.


What type of volcano produced the caldera that covers most of Yellowstone National Park?

The Yellowstone volcano is usually called a supervolcano.


Is lake taupo an effusive volcano?

No. Lake Taupo is in the caldera of a highly explosive supervolcano.


What type of volcano is Lava Creek tuff?

The Lava Creek Tuff was produced by a supervolcano.