Ash, cinders and bombs only come from explosive eruptions because quiet eruptions really only spew thin lava, not thick and sticky lava like explosive ones. The thick lava can get caught inside the pipe leading to the vent, which can cause more and more pressure to build up. When the volcano's side gives in, or when the lava finally gets to the vent, it ends up exploding, making ash, cinders and bombs.
Kilauea is a shield volcano fed by gas-poor basaltic magma. It is the gas in the magma that makes eruptions explosive. Kilauea has occasionally produced explosive eruptions when magma cam in contact with water.
Explosive and non-explosive eruptions form different types of rock. Explosive eruptions tend to have fragmented rocks composed of cinders, ash, and pumice. Non-explosive eruptions usually produce lava flows, which tend to cool as solid sheets or channels of rock.
Capulin Volcano is made of volcanic rock, mainly composed of basaltic lava flows and cinders. It is a cinder cone volcano, which means it was formed from explosive eruptions that deposited cinders and ash around the vent.
Paricutin is an explosive volcano. It is classified as a scoria cone volcano, which is a type of volcanic cone that is formed by explosive eruptions. Paricutin's eruptions were characterized by the ejection of molten rock fragments, ash, and gases, leading to the formation of a cone-shaped structure. The explosive nature of Paricutin's eruptions is attributed to the high gas content and viscosity of the magma beneath the volcano.
The Unzen volcano in Japan has mainly produced explosive eruptions, characterized by the ejection of ash, rocks, and pyroclastic flows. These eruptions are caused by the build-up of pressure from magma beneath the surface.
It requires an explosive force to hurl and fragment the molten rock like that. Non explosive eruptions extrude rock more "gently".
Yes. The Yellowstone volcano has produced several VEI-8 eruptions, the most explosive level of eruption possible.
Cinder cones are small and steep-sloped, composed of volcanic cinders, and have mildly explosive eruptions. Shield volcanoes are large and shallow-sloped with very runny lava and generally non-explosive eruptions.
Kilauea is a shield volcano fed by gas-poor basaltic magma. It is the gas in the magma that makes eruptions explosive. Kilauea has occasionally produced explosive eruptions when magma cam in contact with water.
Explosive and non-explosive eruptions form different types of rock. Explosive eruptions tend to have fragmented rocks composed of cinders, ash, and pumice. Non-explosive eruptions usually produce lava flows, which tend to cool as solid sheets or channels of rock.
Capulin Volcano is made of volcanic rock, mainly composed of basaltic lava flows and cinders. It is a cinder cone volcano, which means it was formed from explosive eruptions that deposited cinders and ash around the vent.
Paricutin is an explosive volcano. It is classified as a scoria cone volcano, which is a type of volcanic cone that is formed by explosive eruptions. Paricutin's eruptions were characterized by the ejection of molten rock fragments, ash, and gases, leading to the formation of a cone-shaped structure. The explosive nature of Paricutin's eruptions is attributed to the high gas content and viscosity of the magma beneath the volcano.
The Unzen volcano in Japan has mainly produced explosive eruptions, characterized by the ejection of ash, rocks, and pyroclastic flows. These eruptions are caused by the build-up of pressure from magma beneath the surface.
A: it can have explosive eruptions
During a quiet eruption lava flows from vents, setting fire to, and then burying, everything in its path. During an explosive eruption, a volcano can belch out hot clouds of deadly gases as well as ash, cinders, and bombs
A steep-sided volcano formed entirely of ash and cinders is called a cinder cone volcano. These volcanoes are typically smaller in size compared to other types of volcanoes and are formed from explosive eruptions that eject mostly fragmented volcanic material.
No. A supervolcano is a volcano that is capable of producing extremely large explosive eruptions. Kilauea is a shield volcano. Most of its eruptions are non-explosive or only mildly explosive.