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Volcanoes
Volcanoes are shaped like mountains, but they eject lava due to tectonic activities beneath the Earth's surface. This can result in eruptions, depending on the intensity and the type of volcano, and cause damage.
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What is the supervolcano in Yellowstone?
Yellowstone National Park sits directly on top one of the biggest super volcanoes in the world. Also known as calderas,...
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What damage will the Cumbre Vieja Volcano do to the East coast of Florida if it erupts?
This will create a Tsunami. The Tsunami can wipe out Southren Flordia at 14 above sea level (about exsact) Sorry if this...
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When did mount Krakatoa first erupt?
Krakatau erupted in 1883. The Guinness Book of World Records describes it as "10,000 times as powerful as the Hiroshima bomb".
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How do shield volcanoes erupt?
Shield volcanoes erupt in a flowing, non-explosive manner, the lava flowing for extremely long distances creating the gentle...
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What is magma?
Magma is molten rock under the ground. Molten rock above ground is called lava.
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What do Mount Etna and Mount St. Helens and Mount Vesuvius have in common?
Mount Etna, Mount St. Helens and Mount Vesuvius are all active volcanos.
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What would Earth be like without plate tectonics?
Plate tectonics is an all encompassing explanation for the rock cycle, the movements of continents, the creation of new crust,...
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What happened in Pompeii when the volcano exploded?
The city of Pompeii was buried in volcanic ash and pumice when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. Toxic gases and hot choking...
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What was the least deadly volcano?
There are many volcanoes that have not killed anyone and are not likely to ever erupt again. Many active volcanoes are under the...
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How do you prevent volcano eruption?
You can't prevent a volcanic eruption. You can only monitor, predict, warn and then evacuate perhaps saving thousands of lives.
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Where is Mount St Helens?
Mount St. Helens is located in Skamania County, in SW Washington state, in the United States.
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How many people have died in earthquakes?
Excellent question! However, not enough information is available to provide a specific number of deaths from all earthquakes that...
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When did Mt. Whitney last erupt?
Mt. Whitney has never erupted. It is not a volcano.
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How much damage did Mt Etna's volcano cause?
Which eruption are you intersted in? Mt. Etna has erupted numerous times. The biggest was in 1669 and the most recent in Sept....
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Can you state what the gas is emitted from a volcano?
Alot of gases can be emitted from a volcano...each being different. I think the most common is sulfur dioxide and steam (water in...
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What is the name of a volcano?
Mt. Pinatubo in Luzon, Philippines Mount Saint Helens in Washigton State
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How hot is the Earth's core?
From 4000 to 7000 degrees C depending on depth.
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What happens when an underwater volcano erupts?
If the eruption is great enough, there could be a significant increase in global temperature caused by the steam and raising...
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When did Mount Krakatoa last erupt?
The 1883 eruption ejected approximately 21 cubic kilometres (5.0 cu mi) of rock, ash and Pumice . and generated the loudest sound...
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Does mars have any volcanoes?
There is extensive evidence of past volcanic activity on Mars in the form of extinct volcanoes, the most famous of which is...
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Compare magma with lava?
The difference is mostly definitional, although the products of solidified lava and magma are different igneous rocks. Molten...
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Why did Mount Fuji erupt?
mount fuji is a composite volcano and composite volcano and viscous magma rises to thee surface and blocks the crater pipe and...
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Are there volcanoes on Mercury?
yes
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How hot is magma?
Temperatures of most magmas are in the range 700 °C to 1300 °C (or 1292 °F to 2372 °F), but very rare carbonatite melts may...
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What is the largest volcano in the US?
Earth's Largest Volcano-Mauna Loa,Hawaii The largest volcano in the world is Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii. There have been...
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Can you climb a volcano?
Yes. However, there are always risks of an eruption, or choking from natural gases released by the volcano in the crater.
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What happens after Mount Etna erupts?
it will destroy the whole world
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Where is the volcano that spews gold?
The large Ladolam deposit on Lihir Island in Papua New Guinea formed inside a recently extinct volcano and was ferried to the...
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When was the deadliest volcanic eruption recorded?
If you are considering the direct affects of the eruption, then it would most likely be the Mount Pelee eruption in Martinique in...
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What type of scientist would study underwater volcanoes?
a marine vulcanologist
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Where is the volcano Olympus Mons?
Mars. it is also the biggest volcano in our solar system!
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Is the volcano Cerro Azul on a subduction zone hot spot or divergent boundary?
hot spot
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What is the name of the volcano in hawaii?
The world's largest volcano is Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii. It only rises 4km above sea level, but from its own base under...
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What planet has the largest extinct volcano known in the Solar System?
The largest volcano in the solar system is Olympus Mons, which is located on Mars. The volcano Olympus Mons is nearly 75,000...
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How many active volcanoes does Iceland have?
Iceland has approx. 22 active volcanoes
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What are some facts about mount pelee?
It erupted May 8th 1902 and killed 30,000 people it is also clasified as the worst volcano disaster to happen in the 20th...
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What volcanic mountain is found on the island of Sicily?
Mount Etna, which is just to the north of Catania,
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Any Volcano in sweden?
Lokbatan
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What is the temperature of lava?
Most lava or magma types will fall in a temperature range of 1300-2400oF (700 to 1300oC).
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Where is the largest volcanic crater located?
The largest volcanic crate is Toba caldera located in Indonesia.
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Was there a super volcano in the lake district?
The answer is, yes, there was. About 40 supervolcanoes are dotted across the globe. There are two in Britain - one in Glencoe,...
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Is Mount Hood due to erupt anytime soon?
No one knows when a volcano is going to become active again. The Cascade Range is one of the most active volcanic areas in the...
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How do volcanoes form?
Volcanoes are formed usually near plate boundaries, most commonly convergent/destructive plate boundaries, such as the Pacific...
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What are the similarities and differences between a Composite Stratovolcano and Cinder Cone and Shield volcanoes?
Shield Volcanos have broad, gently curved slopes and can be less than a Kilometer. across or form huge mountains tens of...
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What are the names of Volcanoes near Manila?
mayon is the famous one near manila Luzon Island * Bulusan Pocdol Mountains Mayon Masaraga Malinao Iriga Isarog ...
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What is the difference between a dike and a sill in a volcano?
A dike is an intrusive body of magma that pushes its way across layers of sediments. A sill is an intrusive body of magma that...
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What is volcano dust?
volcano dust is dust from volcano it happens after volcano erupts.
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Is lake tahoe an active volcano?
No.
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What is the nearest city to the kilauea volcano?
the closest major city is hilo, hawaii at the population of about 40,000 people. it is about 18 miles from mount kilauea
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How did people die in the eruption of Vesuvius?
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Where is Krakatoa?
Krakatoa, or Krakatau, is a volcano near the Indonesian island of Rakata in southwestern Indonesia, in the Sunda Strait between...
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What is a volcano?
A volcano is an opening in the crust of the Earth through which molten rock and gases from the interior of the Earth reach the...
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What happen to to the paricutin volcano?
It has becme estincted.
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How many volcanoes are there in Japan?
37 _______________ Of the 840 active volcanoes in the world, Japan has almost 1/10 of them (approximately 80) The reason for...
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What are the top ten eruptions for volcano stromboli?
it is in new zealand
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Where is a cinder cone volcano?
i believe one cinder cone volcano is in Hawaii
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What are the causes of the Nevado del Ruiz eruptions?
What causes these eruptions is the magma that pushes its way up through a fault, or a crack in the asthenosphere.
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Which volcano blew its side out?
Mount Vesuvius is located in near the Bay of Naples, Southeast of Naples,Italy. It Destroyed the famous cities of Pompeii and...
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What was the worst volcano eruption in recorded history?
Mt. Tambora, Indonesia April 10 - 15, 1816 Death Toll: 92,000 The eruption of Tambora killed an estimated 92,000 people,...
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Which volcanic eruption caused the largest loss of life?
These are the most deadly eruptions known. Other eruptions have been as big or bigger than these, but no one lived nearby to be...
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Why does felsic lava tend to form composite volcanoes?
Volcanic eruptions range from explosive to quiet depending on the viscosity of the magma & the amount of dissolved gases....
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Is Yellowstone park considered a volcano?
actually, it's a supervolcano. see the discovery show of the same title.
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What are volcanos made out of?
basically they're just solid rock pushed upward by the liquid rock (magma) lifting up benieth them. When the pressure gets high...
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What are the six main crustal plates?
Are you referring to the tectonic plates? If so there are many more than six of them, and I'm not sure which 6 you want. There...
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What is the closest active volcano to Australia?
mt ruapaehu in newzealand
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Where is mount krakatau located?
Mount Krakatau is located on the Sunda Straight between Sumatra and Java, it is a volcanic island and part of Indonesia. An...
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How does a volcano develop because of a hot spot?
The plates will go over it and blow up later on.
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What is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from base to summit?
The base of Mauna Kea is 19,678 feet below sea level and its summit is 13,796 feet above sea level. That gives Mauna Kea a total...
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Is Mount Etna formed on a convergent plate boundary?
Yes, it is formed by the subducting plates of the African Plate and The Eurasian Plate.
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Can earthquakes be predicted?
Yes,they can be predicted but not all the time.
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What causes an underwater volcano?
Underwater volcanoes are the result of two possible causes: so called 'hot spots' in the Earth's mantle in which case magma oozes...
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Type of lava in a cinder cone volcano?
thick slow moveing lava
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Why are ash cinders and bombs produced only in explosive volcano eruptions?
no
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Where is Popocatepetl volcano located?
The volcano is located in the Puebla state, southeast-central Mexico, west of the city of Puebla. Popocatepetl is the second...
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Is La Garita Caldera in Colorado still volcanically active?
The Caldera itself was formed about 28Ma years ago, however the Dotsero Volcano last erupted about 4100 years ago which is not...
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What type of volcano is Mount St Helens?
an explosive stratovolcano composite cone 60 percent silica
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Whats an example of alliterative statement on volcano vents?
ijiojlkjflkm,wfimwml;mkl
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What happens when Mount Etna erupts?
---- My geog teacher says its gonna cause massive effect on the world and could send us into a black out or something. :S im not...
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Where did the first volcanic eruption take place?
Volcanologists have found old volcanic rocks in the cratons of most continents. Here's a brief list of places and ages: Canada:...
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What is mount st helens most recent eruption?
2004
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What type of volcano is paracutin?
Paricutin is a cinder cone, which spews a lot of ash.
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How many times has Mount Krakatoa erupted?
There were several eruptions that were documented. Though the most famous and destructive was in 1883, when it blew itself to...
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Are volcanoes a constructive or destructive force?
actually volcanoes are both constructive and destructive. volcanoes are destructive because they can ruin buildings and knock...
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Where does this volcano happen?
Sometimes under the ocean but mostly where techtonic plates collide.
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What do you do when a volcano erupts?
If you are anywhere near it, evacuating the area would be a good decision. Stay out of low-lying areas downhill from the volcano,...
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Which continent has no active volcanoes?
australia
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What is the largest volcano of the world?
The largest volcano by volume and height from its base is Mauna Loa in Hawaii, which also makes it the largest mountain. The...
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What myths are there about volcanoes?
Look up this site. It will tell you everything you need to know about the mythology of...
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Does Uranus have any volcanoes?
no it does not
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What is another name for strato volcano?
A composite volcano
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The summits of the worlds five highest volcanoes are located in which mountain range in the western hemisphere?
The Andes Mountains The Andes Mountains The Andes Mountains
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How big is Mount Vesuvius?
Vesuvius is 4200 feet high.
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What type of tectonic plate boundary is a shield volcano on?
Shield volcanoes are found along divergent plate boundaries where two plates pull apart and lava flows into the gap to form a...
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Can a volcano clog up?
no, if by clog up you mean the top of the lava pool has cooled , the hot molten rock underneath it will keep melting the cooled...
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Why does magma or melted rock rise towards the earth's surface?
Magma is less dense than surrounding rock, so it rises up. Since there is no path down, there is a pressure build-up which...
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What happens when a volcano erupts?
A volcano is an opening from the Earth's surface into pools of liquid rock (magma) beneath the Earth's crust. The opening allows...
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What type of eruption was Kilauea?
There are several different types of volcanic eruptions, such as Strombolian, Vulcanian, Vesuvian, Pelean, and Hawaiian. The...
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Are there any active volcanoes in Australia?
There arent any on the mainland but on the remote Heard and Mcdonald Islands there are. Because there are no tectonic plate...
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What is the inactive volcano in Sicily?
Mount Etna is Sicily's volcano.
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How many people where killed in the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelee on the island of Martinquie?
Approximately 25,025 people were killed on May 8th in the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelee. There were only 2 survivors.
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