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Which has a wider base volcano formed by a quiet or an explosive eruption?
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Was mauna loa a quiet or explosive eruption?
No, Mauna Loa is not an explosive volcano. It tends to be non-explosive.
What are the two factors the control whether a volcano eruption will be explosive or quiet?
water vapor and high in silica
How can you tell if a layer of composite cone was formed by quiet eruption or explosive eruption?
okay so...i dont know either. BALLS TO YOU.
How does magma composition and the resulting eruption affect the form of a volcano?
If the composition of the magma is high in silica, the eruption will be explosive. The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens was an explosive eruption. If the composition of the magma is low in silica, it will produce a quiet eruption. The eruption(s) of Mt. Kilauea are quiet eruptions.
Is a shield volcano quiet or loud?
No, they produce very explosive eruptions. They do not erupt much magma, instead exuding chunks of ash and semi-hardened igneous rock.
Was mauna loa a quiet or explosive eruption?
No, Mauna Loa is not an explosive volcano. It tends to be non-explosive.
What substance determines if a volcano will have quiet or explosive eruption?
Silicon
What side of a volcano formed by a quiet eruption?
Gentle
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.
How can the composition of magma affect the way volcano erupts?
If the composition of the magma is high in silica, the eruption will be explosive. The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens was an explosive eruption. If the composition of the magma is low in silica, it will produce a quiet eruption. The eruption(s) of Mt. Kilauea are quiet eruptions.
What is a quiet eruption volcano?
its an eruption which is quiet.
What are the two factors the control whether a volcano eruption will be explosive or quiet?
water vapor and high in silica
Is mt vesuvius a quiet eruption or explosive?
The 1980 eruption was very explosive. Ash was blown 80,000 feet into the air and the mountain is a quarter mile shorter than it was before the eruption.
How can you tell if a layer of composite cone was formed by quiet eruption or explosive eruption?
okay so...i dont know either. BALLS TO YOU.
Was Diamond Peak an explosive or quiet eruption?
explosive
Does mount mayon have quiet eruption or explosive eruption?
its like josephs farts explosive!
How does magma composition and the resulting eruption affect the form of a volcano?
If the composition of the magma is high in silica, the eruption will be explosive. The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens was an explosive eruption. If the composition of the magma is low in silica, it will produce a quiet eruption. The eruption(s) of Mt. Kilauea are quiet eruptions.
