Question

This image shows a volcanic eruption in Hawaii with lava flowing into the sea.



Which statement best describes this eruption?

Its magma is high in silica.
Its magma has low viscosity.
Its gases are released in rapid bursts.
Its lava came from an explosive eruption.

Answer 1

Its magma has low viscosity.

Hawaiian eruptions are basaltic (low silica), producing fluid lava flows that travel into the sea rather than explosive, gas-driven eruptions.