More gas, only real.
2006-11-09 14:13:27
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answer #1
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answered by stevewbcanada 6
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. I think that volcanoes erupt due to two different processes. Magma may rise near the surface due to buoyancy compared to the density of the rocks around it. Then it breaches the surface through one of two processes. For an explosive type volcano, the magma is driven to the surface due primarily to the expansion of gas which was dissolved in the magma, but effervesced due to loss of confinement and a reduction in pressure as the magma neared the surface. The magma is then blown out of the volcano by the expanding gas, like soda being spewed from a can when the top is popped.
. Slow erupting volcanoes may release their magma primarily due to it being squeezed out by the pressure of the overlying crust on a magma chamber. That would mean that the roof of the magma chamber is collapsing as the magma is rising, but if the magma chamber is a hundred miles across the roof would only have to fall a few inches to push out a cubic mile of magma.
2006-11-09 14:24:50
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answer #2
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answered by PoppaJ 5
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A volcano erupts due to the pressure of the gases and magma that is building up underneath it. The longer a volcano has been dormant, the more violent the eruption tends to be (such as Mount Saint Helens).
2006-11-09 14:07:29
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answered by Blue Jean 6
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I hope this helps:
A volcano is a rupture in the Earth's surface or crust, allowing hot, usually molten rock, ash, and gases originating deep below the surface to periodically escape. Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or mountain-like features over time.
Volcanoes are generally found where two to three tectonic plates diverge or converge. The mid-oceanic ridges, like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, are typical examples of divergent tectonic plates where volcanoes are formed, whereas the Pacific Ring of Fire is a typical example of volcanic activity on convergent tectonic plates. Where two tectonic plates slide past one another (like the San Andreas fault) volcanic activity is generally not found. In zones of prolonged crustal extension and thinning within crustal plates, non-hotspot intraplate volcanism can be caused by decompression of the upper mantle without either of the above processes acting (like in the African Rift Valley, or the European Rhine Graben with its Eifel volcanoes).
Volcanic activity can also occur from mantle plumes, the so-called hotspots, which occur at locations far from plate boundaries; hotspot volcanoes are also found elsewhere in the solar system, especially on its rocky planets and moons.
2006-11-09 14:08:43
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answered by moonfreak♦ 5
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there is natural baking soda found deep in the earth. Many rocks when exposed to the heat of the earth's core create vapors that condense into vinegar. The word vinegar itself comes from a latin term for 'explode'. As the 2 meet, they cause pressure to build, and eventually it explodes to. Much of the vinegar and baking soda has not combined, allowing us to use the remains to make pickles and cookies.
2006-11-09 14:10:08
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answered by Josh M 2
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6th grade science too long to explain short period of time to stay on the net sorry!
2006-11-09 14:10:58
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answered by Lor-the-Giraffe 3
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THE WAY FAKE ONES DO!!
2006-11-09 19:10:41
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answered by Yisi 3
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