Shield volcanoes are commonly fed by hotspots, which are upwelling's of magma, rather than by being located on a plate boundary. The movement of oceanic plates over the hotspots is believed to be the cause of the eruptions. Shield volcanoes often have nearly continuous eruptions.
When a shield volcano erupts, lower-viscosity lava will typically fountain or flow out of a vent and then flow downhill.
quiet explosions with a lava flow down the gently sloping sides
it works by blowing out lava
They burst open
As a shield volcano, Mauna Kea erupts mafic lava.
Most of the lava is liquid. Has very LOW viscosity
which are the following?
a shield volcano
destruction
dormant
THEY die of course!
Shield Volcanoes erupt less violently and flows further then composite volcanoes. A composite volcano erupts more violently.
As a shield volcano, Mauna Kea erupts mafic lava.
Most of the lava is liquid. Has very LOW viscosity
They burst open
is the type of volcano that often erupts with a mix of stream,ash,rock and dust causing a pyroclastic folw
which are the following?
a lot higher because most of lava piles up around the vent