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What is a shield volcano built out of?
Shield volcanoes are large volcanoes that are built almost entirely of fluid. Lava flows gently and continuously out of the central volcanic vent or group of vents.
Are shield volcanoes and volcanoes the same?
Not necessarily. Shield volcanoes are volcanoes, but not all volcanoes are shield volcanoes.
Is vent a volcanoes name?
No. A vent is the part of the volcano from which material erupts. One volcano can have multiple vents.
What type of volcanoes are the hawiian islands?
The Hawaiian islands are made of two types of volcanoes, shield volcanoes and cinder cone volcanoes. Shield volcanoes have broad bases with gentle slopes. Cinder cone volcanoes have steeper sides, are made from fragments of lava, and are usually located at the base of shield volcanoes.
Do volcanoes reproduce?
No. Volcanoes can have side vents but they do not reproduce.
What type of volcanoes formed the Hawaiian islands?
The Hawiian islands are formed by shield volcanoes.
What 2 types of volcanoes are there?
There are three. From smallest to largest, they are: Cinder Cones, Composite Volcanoes (also called Strata Volcanoes), and then Shield Volcanoes.
What are three types of volcanoes?
Three types of volcanoes are Cinder Cone Volcanoes, Shield Volcanoes and Composite Volcanoes.
Why are shield volcanoes named shield volcanoes?
Because if you look at them from above, they look like a warrior's shield.
Are shield volcanoes tall?
No. Compared to composite and cinder cone volcanoes, shield volcanoes are very short. Mauna Loa in Hawaii is a shield volcano.
What type of rock makes shield volcanoes?
Shield volcanoes are formed from the extrusive igneous rock basalt.basalt
The Hawaiian volcanoes are good examples of what kind of volcanoes.?
Kilauea is an example of a (shield) volcano.
