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Tsunamis Where is a tsunami most likely to happen? Can Singapore be affected by a tsunami? Can animals sense an impending tsunami? What should we do during a tsunami? Why do trees seem to resist more to tsunamis than houses? As far as molten rocks go, mafic magmas are fairly runny , with viscosities ranging from molasses to peanut butter.
They're also the hottest variety of magma, reaching temperatures between 1, degrees to 2, degrees Fahrenheit. What are the biggest dangers from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano? Silicic magmas , on the other hand, tend to form when the lighter continental crust melts.
These magmas are more than 63 percent silica, which makes them more viscous: At their runniest, silicic magmas flow about as well as lard or caulk —which is to say not well at all. They're also cooler than mafic magmas. Rhyolite , an especially silica-rich type of lava, hits temperatures between only 1, degrees to 1, degrees Fahrenheit.
Why do so many people live near active volcanoes? Since silicic magmas are colder and goopier than mafic magmas, dissolved gases have a harder time venting out of them. This makes silicic magmas more dangerous: As more gas builds up in the magma, it becomes more explosive, like adding more and more carbonation to a soda. When silicic magmas are no longer confined under sufficiently high pressure, the gases dissolved within them come out of solution and form bubbles.
And just like opening a shaken-up can of soda, the resulting rush of vapor triggers an explosive eruption. Iconic cone-shaped volcanoes called stratovolcanoes , such as Mount Pinatubo , are loaded with silicic magmas. Hawaii's volcanoes, on the other hand, contain especially low-silica magmas made of basalt , which means they have much less explosive oomph.
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