why don't they turn volcanoes off with water??

Answer 1

Because there is no on off switch on volcanoes.

Answer 2

The supply of heat for volcanoes is from the molten core of the Earth, and is far too large to interrupt with water.

Even if one could feed a trillion gallons of water into a volcano, it might only temporarily stop an active eruption. In fact, it might seal the throat of the volcano and cause it to build up pressure such that the entire mountain would explode, and that would almost certainly be worse than a steady lava flow.

Answer 3

Volcanoes cannot be turned off with water. I've seen footage of underwater volcanoes in Hawaii and the lava just continues to flow. As soon as it hits the water, it cools into rock and more lava just continues to flow.

Here's a link to a story on msnbc.com about an undersea volcano: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5165946

Answer 4

water disappears when it comes into contact with the hot lava.it turns to steam there is not a enough water is the world to turn off a volcano

Answer 5

Volcanic lava comes from deep inside the volcano, underground, and has a higher viscosity, it isn't like fire. It gushes out and the thinner water wouldn't be a match for it.

Answer 6

That's not really the way it works.

Centretek is absolutely correct. There are undersea volcanoes (near Hawaii and oceanic ridges) and the sea water does not stop them from erupting.

Answer 7

volcanoes are too hot to be stopped by water.

Answer 8

They are too hot. Volcanoes erupt on the sea bed, so water can't stop them.

Answer 9

Volcanoes go down into the earth for miles and miles...like anthills.

Answer 10

At a certain tempature water itself becomes a fuel and burns. I think it might apply to a volcano.