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Magma in a shield volcano usually has a low gas content.
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∙ 9y agoNo. The magma that feeds shield volcanoes generally has a low gas content.
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Broad volcano with gently sloping sides?
This is called a shield volcano and an example would be Hawaii.
What type of volcano is Haleakala in Hawaii?
The Hualalai volcano is a dormant, quiet erupting, shield volcano.
Is laki a shield volcano or a composite volcano?
a shield volcano
Is Mauna Loa volcano a shield volcano a composite volcano or a cinder cone volcano?
I believe that the volcanoes on Hawaii or shield volcanoes. For sure, I know Mauna Loa is a shield volcano.
What is A type of volcano with broad and gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lave?
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.
How much water content does a shield volcano have?
Olympus mons- on the moon- lacks water which makes it a better shield volcano. so these lack water.
Broad volcano with gently sloping sides?
This is called a shield volcano and an example would be Hawaii.
What type of volcano is Haleakala in Hawaii?
The Hualalai volcano is a dormant, quiet erupting, shield volcano.
Is laki a shield volcano or a composite volcano?
a shield volcano
Is Mauna Loa volcano a shield volcano a composite volcano or a cinder cone volcano?
I believe that the volcanoes on Hawaii or shield volcanoes. For sure, I know Mauna Loa is a shield volcano.
What is A type of volcano with broad and gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lave?
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.
What shape of volcano is shield volcano?
A shield volcano is low and wide.
A very broad volcano with gentle slopes?
If you're doing the volcano crossword it's a shield volcano. :]
Do shield volcanoes have high silica content in the lava?
No, shield volcanoes are characterized by lava with a low silica content. Consequently, the principal hazard of the volcano is the lava flow rather than the eruption itself.
What types of volcanoes be found in the Hawaii islands?
An underwater volcano. The volcano that made Hawaii was a shield volcano.
Why is eyjafjallajokull a shield volcanoe?
The case in question: eyjafjallajokull is a glacier. It is on a volcano, which is a shield volcano. A shield volcano has gentle sides. This defines a shield volcano. I hope this answers your question.
Does a cinder cone volcano have a high or low gas content?
high
