Eruptions are explosive if the magma is viscous and has a high gas content.
Yes, magma viscosity (thickness) and stickiness can be physical properties of magma from explosive eruptions. Higher viscosity and stickiness can lead to explosive eruptions because gas bubbles are trapped in the magma, building up pressure until a violent release occurs.
Silica(te) rich magma is usually an explosive eruption. The explosiveness of an eruption depends on - a) Gases trapped within the magma at eruption b) The Silica content c) The fragility of the crater walls and/or the volcanic plug.
Magma is not an eruption. Magma is a mixture of molten minerals and dissolved gas that is underground. All volcanic eruptions, apart from phreatic eruptions, involve magma.
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.
A eruption of magma that comes from ice rather than rocks is called a glaciovolcanic eruption. It occurs when magma interacts with ice or snow, causing explosive eruptions due to the rapid vaporization of water. These eruptions can lead to the formation of volcanic landforms like tuyas and subglacial volcanoes.
The composition of the magma affects how explosive a volcanic eruption will be.
Basaltic magma usually produces a Hawaiian or Stombolian style of eruption.
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.
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Yes, magma viscosity (thickness) and stickiness can be physical properties of magma from explosive eruptions. Higher viscosity and stickiness can lead to explosive eruptions because gas bubbles are trapped in the magma, building up pressure until a violent release occurs.
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Silica(te) rich magma is usually an explosive eruption. The explosiveness of an eruption depends on - a) Gases trapped within the magma at eruption b) The Silica content c) The fragility of the crater walls and/or the volcanic plug.
Magma is not an eruption. Magma is a mixture of molten minerals and dissolved gas that is underground. All volcanic eruptions, apart from phreatic eruptions, involve magma.
an explosive eruption is more likely.
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.
A eruption of magma that comes from ice rather than rocks is called a glaciovolcanic eruption. It occurs when magma interacts with ice or snow, causing explosive eruptions due to the rapid vaporization of water. These eruptions can lead to the formation of volcanic landforms like tuyas and subglacial volcanoes.