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Was the eruption of Mount St Helens in 1980 was the greatest explosive eruption in the last two hundred years of world data?
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Was Krakatoa in 1883 more explosive than Mt St Helen's in 1980?
Yes, far more explosive. The eruption of Krakatoa was more than 10 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens.
How does magma composition and the resulting eruption affect the form of a volcano?
If the composition of the magma is high in silica, the eruption will be explosive. The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens was an explosive eruption. If the composition of the magma is low in silica, it will produce a quiet eruption. The eruption(s) of Mt. Kilauea are quiet eruptions.
How was Mount Saint Helen eruption different from other eruptions?
The eruption of Mount Saint Helens was different from other explosive eruptions in that the initial blast was to the side, rather than straight up.
Is mount st helens explosive or nonexplosive?
explosive
Is mt st helens non-explosive or explosive?
Mount St. Helens is generally regarded as an explosive volcano, but like most stratovolcanoes, it can produce both explosive and non-explosive eruptions.
What kind of eruption took place at mt st helens?
explosive
What is Washington's Mount St Helens?
An active strato-volcano that had an explosive eruption in May 1980.
How can the composition of magma affect the way volcano erupts?
If the composition of the magma is high in silica, the eruption will be explosive. The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens was an explosive eruption. If the composition of the magma is low in silica, it will produce a quiet eruption. The eruption(s) of Mt. Kilauea are quiet eruptions.
Are Mount St Helen's eruptions quiet or explosive?
Mount St Helens has produced both quite and explosive eruptions. It is best known for a very large explosive eruption in 1980.
Was Krakatoa in 1883 more explosive than Mt St Helen's in 1980?
Yes, far more explosive. The eruption of Krakatoa was more than 10 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens.
How does magma composition and the resulting eruption affect the form of a volcano?
If the composition of the magma is high in silica, the eruption will be explosive. The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens was an explosive eruption. If the composition of the magma is low in silica, it will produce a quiet eruption. The eruption(s) of Mt. Kilauea are quiet eruptions.
How was Mount Saint Helen eruption different from other eruptions?
The eruption of Mount Saint Helens was different from other explosive eruptions in that the initial blast was to the side, rather than straight up.
What was mt st Helens most famous eruption?
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
Does gas in lava makes it more or less explosive?
The expansion of gases in lava caused by decreasing pressure as it rises to the surface can make for very explosive eruptions, such as the last eruption of Mt. St. Helens.
Is mount st helens explosive or nonexplosive?
explosive
Is mt st helens non-explosive or explosive?
Mount St. Helens is generally regarded as an explosive volcano, but like most stratovolcanoes, it can produce both explosive and non-explosive eruptions.
How did people prepare for the eruption of mount saint helens?
how did people prepare for the mt. st. helens eruption
