The main difference between the two is size. Supervolcanoes are normally 30 times stronger that a regular volcano and can produce enough ash to cover the world. A supervolcano is a VEI8, and ejects over 1 trillion tons of material. Also, supervolcanoes don't have the cone shape.
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The caldera that covers most of Yellowstone Park was produced by a supervolcano. A supervolcano is an explosive volcano capable of producing an eruption with an ejecta volume greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers. The Yellowstone Caldera is one of the largest and most active supervolcanoes in the world.
Mt. Toba is a supervolcano, which is a type of volcano capable of producing massive eruptions with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 8, the highest level. These types of eruptions are thousands of times more powerful than typical volcanic eruptions.
A supervolcano is a type of volcano capable of erupting large volumes of magma and ash in a catastrophic event. These eruptions are thousands of times more powerful than regular volcanic eruptions. Supervolcanoes have a caldera at the top, which is a large crater formed by the collapse of the volcano after a massive eruption.
The Yellowstone Caldera, also known as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano estimated to be an area of about 34 X 45 miles (55 X 72 km).
No. It is a caldera.
One can find information about a supervolcano at Wikipedia, various websites where geologists and volcano enthusiasts gather and discuss information about supervolcano.
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A Supervolcano is a volcano characterized by the large area it affects. A supervolcano is generally accepted to be a volcano that discharges ash, lava, or pumis deposits that spread over 240 or more cubic miles from its center. The Indonesian Toba is an example of a supervolcano.
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.
The Yellowstone volcano is usually called a supervolcano.
The Yellowstone volcano is usually called a supervolcano.
The Lava Creek Tuff was produced by a supervolcano.
No. Lake Taupo is in the caldera of a highly explosive supervolcano.
The caldera that covers most of Yellowstone Park was produced by a supervolcano. A supervolcano is an explosive volcano capable of producing an eruption with an ejecta volume greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers. The Yellowstone Caldera is one of the largest and most active supervolcanoes in the world.
Mt. Toba is a supervolcano, which is a type of volcano capable of producing massive eruptions with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 8, the highest level. These types of eruptions are thousands of times more powerful than typical volcanic eruptions.
A few miles under Yellowstone is an enormous magma chamber associated with a supervolcano.