shield volcanoes are only explosive if water somehow gets into the vent
The weight of the volcano.
Lava flow.
Mauna Loa is the shield volcano in the case studies that has nonexplosive eruptions every 2-3 years. It is located in Hawaii and is one of the world's largest volcanoes in terms of volume and area covered.
A shield volcano forms when layers of basaltic lava accumulate during a nonexplosive eruption. These volcanoes have gentle sloping sides and are usually characterized by their broad and flat shapes. Mauna Loa in Hawaii is a well-known example of a shield volcano.
Shield volcanoes are generally not explosive. However, soemtimes a type of explosive event called a phreatic eruption can occur if the magma comes in contact with water.
is akutan volcano explosive or nonexplosive
explosive
The weight of the volcano.
shield volcanoes
Mount Unzen is an explosive volcano. It is a composite volcano or a stravolcano. As of 2014, the last eruption took place in 1996.
shield
It is an active volcano and remain explosive but the last major activity was ib 2006.
Yes Mt. Laki is a extictt volcano because Mt. Laki's last eruption was in 1783 located in Iceland.
Lava because pyroclastic material explodes from a volcano, Lava just runs down the surface of the volcano nonexplosive or explosive.
Lava flow.
Mauna Loa is the shield volcano in the case studies that has nonexplosive eruptions every 2-3 years. It is located in Hawaii and is one of the world's largest volcanoes in terms of volume and area covered.
A shield volcano forms when layers of basaltic lava accumulate during a nonexplosive eruption. These volcanoes have gentle sloping sides and are usually characterized by their broad and flat shapes. Mauna Loa in Hawaii is a well-known example of a shield volcano.