Cinder cone volcano forms tuff, pumice, and pea-sized pieces of basalt through explosive eruptions of gas-rich magma. These types of volcanoes have steep slopes and are typically composed of loose volcanic materials.
No. Pebble-sized particles from a volcano are called lapilli. Ash is sand-sized or smaller.
You would divide them into how the rocks were formed.Pumice, granite and basalt are all made from molten material that has since cooled. These rocks are calledigneous rocksthe other two are made up ofbits and piecesof other rock that have been cemented together. These are called clastic sedimentary rock.
The rocks ejected from a volcano that are grapefruit-sized are typically called volcanic bombs. They are formed when molten lava is ejected into the air and solidifies before hitting the ground. Volcanic bombs can vary in size and shape depending on the type of eruption and the properties of the lava.
it erupts the same as a full sized magma filled volcanoe therefore a both volcanoes erupted the same way
Cinder cone volcano forms tuff, pumice, and pea-sized pieces of basalt through explosive eruptions of gas-rich magma. These types of volcanoes have steep slopes and are typically composed of loose volcanic materials.
Not necessarily. Some chucks of pumice can be boulder sized.
it cooled quick
A super volcano is a huge sized volcano that can erupt, the eruption will create crater sized holes around the eruption.
No. Ash consists of sand sized particles and smaller. Pebble sized particles are called lapilli.
Yes.
If you find a grapefruit-sized rock that has flown through the air from a volcano, it is likely a type of volcanic rock called a pyroclast or tephra. These rocks can include ash, pumice, or scoria, depending on their composition and the eruption's intensity. Pyroclastic materials are typically formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when magma is fragmented and ejected into the atmosphere. The specific characteristics of the rock, such as its texture and weight, can help determine its exact type.
A seamount forms through volcanic activity, where magma rises from beneath the Earth's crust to create a mountain-like structure on the ocean floor. Over time, as the volcano becomes inactive and cools, it sinks below the ocean surface but remains as a seamount.
No. Pebble-sized particles from a volcano are called lapilli. Ash is sand-sized or smaller.
You would divide them into how the rocks were formed.Pumice, granite and basalt are all made from molten material that has since cooled. These rocks are calledigneous rocksthe other two are made up ofbits and piecesof other rock that have been cemented together. These are called clastic sedimentary rock.
Not usually. It might be close to human prediction, but not very often. For example, take Pinatubo, in the Philippines. Everybodythought that they knew what was going to happen, but the volcano turned the tables. Eventually, everybody within a certain range of the volcano had to evacuate. Nobody ever thought that it would be so violent as to make it look like it was midnight instead of noon, nor did they expect good-sized chunks of pumice to hail down like rain.
Pumice has an extremely low density due to its vesicular nature. Obsidian is not characteristically vesicular like pumice and its density is greater. Therefore, in equally sized samples pumice is lighter.