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Quiet volcanoes explode with much less suddenness, because lava does not cool and harden. The lava that creates a quiet volcano is still runny and flowing, and do not plug the craters and trap huge quantities of explosive gas. However, pockets of hot gas form that squirt fountains of lava into the air. Because lava flows away before hardening, broad sheets of lava and wide, gently sloping domes are formed around the volcano. When the lava has dried, it forms a rock known as basalt.
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Is a shield volcano quiet or loud?
Shield volcanoes are typically quiet volcanoes, known for their gentle eruptions with slow-moving lava flows. These eruptions are often non-explosive compared to other types of volcanoes, such as stratovolcanoes.
What are two characteristics of quiet eruptions?
Quiet volcanos are ones that explode slowly. Two characteristics of quiet eruptions are slow flowing lava and broad sheets of lava. The lava from a quiet eruption stays runny and flowing for a longer period of time than an explosive eruption does.
Is a cinder cone quiet or explosive?
A cinder cone volcano is typically characterized by relatively quiet volcanic activity, with eruptions consisting of gas-rich magma that produces small explosions and emits ash, cinders, and lava fragments. These eruptions are generally not as explosive or violent as those of stratovolcanoes or calderas.
Are pahoehoe and AA produced during explosive eruptions?
No, pahoehoe and aa lava are typically produced during non-explosive eruptions. Pahoehoe lava has a smooth, ropey texture, while aa lava is rough and jagged. Explosive eruptions typically produce ash, pyroclastic flows, and lava domes.
Does a pyroclastic flow typically occur during a quiet eruption?
No, pyroclastic flows typically occur during explosive volcanic eruptions when hot gas and volcanic particles travel rapidly down the side of the volcano. Quiet eruptions, such as lava flows, do not produce pyroclastic flows.
Do shield volcanoes produce quiet eruptions and explosive eruptions?
Shielf volcanoes generally produce "quiet" eruptions. Explosive eruptions are rare.
Does mount etna have quiet and explosive eruptions?
does mount etna have quiet or explosive eruptions
What are the kinds of eruptions?
explosive and quiet eruptions
What are the kinds of volcanic eruptions?
The kinds of eruptions are the quiet eruptions and the explosive eruptions.
Does thin magma cause explosive eruptions?
No, quiet eruptions.
Do basalt plateaus form from explosive or quiet eruptions?
Quiet eruptions are a characteristic of basalt lava flows and plateaus.
What are the eruptions in Hawaii like?
The eruptions in Hawaii are quiet eruptions coming from a hot spot.
What do quiet eruptions result in?
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Are quiet eruptions small or big?
big
What kid of volcano eruptions are there?
elplosive and quiet
What do quiet lava eruptions generally result from?
Volcanic eruptions are always caused by magma. This applies if the eruption is quiet or explosive, or whether the magma is felsic or mafic.
What is the different between quiet and violent eruptions?
Violent eruptions are in the habit of making a lot of noise.
