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.
No, Mauna Loa is not an explosive volcano. It tends to be non-explosive.
Kilauea volcano, located in Hawaii, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. It has been continuously erupting since 1983. Kilauea has a shield-like shape, with gentle slopes formed by fluid lava flows. The volcano is known for both effusive (non-explosive) and explosive eruptions, with lava fountains and lava flows being common.
Kilauea volcano is typically non-explosive, characterized by effusive eruptions with lava flows rather than explosive eruptions with pyroclastic flows and ash explosions. However, it can occasionally transition to explosive eruptions, especially during periods of increased gas and magma pressure buildup.
Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has non-explosive eruptions because it mainly produces basaltic lava, which is low in silica content and has low viscosity. This allows gases to escape easily, preventing pressure build-up that leads to explosive eruptions. Instead, lava flows steadily from the vent, creating lava fountains or flows.
Mt. Kilauea on Hawaii is a basaltic shield volcano. This sort of volcano produces basalt lava which is not tremendously gassy and quite hot and runny. Thus unless water gets into the volcano's pluming (in which case there can be violent explosive eruptions), they are usually quiet, well behaved volcanoes.They do however erupt continuously for long periods of time, Kilauea is perhaps, the most active volcano on Earth.
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.
No, Mauna Loa is not an explosive volcano. It tends to be non-explosive.
Kilauea volcano, located in Hawaii, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. It has been continuously erupting since 1983. Kilauea has a shield-like shape, with gentle slopes formed by fluid lava flows. The volcano is known for both effusive (non-explosive) and explosive eruptions, with lava fountains and lava flows being common.
a cinder con volcano is an explosive volcano
No. A supervolcano produces extremely large, explosive eruptions. Kilauea generally produces relatively nonviolent eruptions that are occasionally mildly explosive.
Kilauea volcano is typically non-explosive, characterized by effusive eruptions with lava flows rather than explosive eruptions with pyroclastic flows and ash explosions. However, it can occasionally transition to explosive eruptions, especially during periods of increased gas and magma pressure buildup.
Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has non-explosive eruptions because it mainly produces basaltic lava, which is low in silica content and has low viscosity. This allows gases to escape easily, preventing pressure build-up that leads to explosive eruptions. Instead, lava flows steadily from the vent, creating lava fountains or flows.
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Mt. Kilauea on Hawaii is a basaltic shield volcano. This sort of volcano produces basalt lava which is not tremendously gassy and quite hot and runny. Thus unless water gets into the volcano's pluming (in which case there can be violent explosive eruptions), they are usually quiet, well behaved volcanoes.They do however erupt continuously for long periods of time, Kilauea is perhaps, the most active volcano on Earth.
The kilauea volcano is a shield volcano.
One example of a volcano that can erupt explosively is Mount St. Helens in the United States. On the other hand, Kilauea in Hawaii is known for more frequent non-explosive eruptions characterized by effusive lava flows.