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A volcanic mountain with a wide base and gently sloping sides is called a shield. Shield volcanoes form very large.

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A volcanic mountain with a wide base and gently sloping sides is called a volcano?

It would be known as a Shield volcano.


True or false A volcanic mountain with gently sloping sides built almost entirely of lava flow is called a cinder core?

false


Is a volcanic mountain with gently sloping sides built almost entirely out of basalt lava flows called a cinder cone?

No. Such a structure is called a shield volcano.


A volcanic mountain with gently sloping sides built almost entirely out of basalt lava flows is called a cinder cone.?

The Answer is false/untrue. A basaltic volcano with gently sloping sides is sometimes refrred to as a 'shield' volcano.


Basaltic volcano with gently sloping sides are called?

A shield volcano is broad with gently sloping sides.


What is a wide gently sloping mountain made of hardened layers of low silica?

it is a shield volcano


What broad gently sloping volcano called?

Shield Volcano


What is a wide gently sloping mountain made of harden layers of low silica lava?

Shield volcano


What is wide gently sloping mountain made of hardened layers of low silica lava?

Shield volcano


Explain why shield volcanoes do not have steep sides but are still very tall?

The lava is very runny so it spreads out over a wide area. Over time the layers of lava create a volcanic mountain that has gently sloping sides.


A broad volcano with gently sloping sides?

A shield volcano is broad with gently sloping sides.


Is a wide gently sloping mountains made of hardened layers of low silica lava?

It is important to know the terms of the landforms on the Earth. A shield volcano is a wide gently sloping mountain made of a hardened layers of low silica lava.