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No. A stratovolcano is a volcano with steep slopes consiting of layers of lava flows, ash, and pumice and is prone to explosive eruptions. A shield volcano is a volcano with broad slopes composed of layers of low viscosity lava flows and is generally not prone to explosive eruptions.
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Is Mt Shasta a shield stratovolcano cinder cone or dome volcano?
strato volcano
Is Mount Shasta a shield volcano?
No. Mount Shasta is a stratovolcano.
Is Mount Hood a shield volcano?
No. Mount Hood is a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano.
Is Stromboli a shield cone or composite?
It a composite volcano, otherwise known as stratovolcano.
Is crater lake a shield volcano?
No. Crater Lake is in the caldera of Mount Mazama, which is a stratovolcano.
Is Mt Stromboli a shield volcano or a stratovolcano?
Mt. Stromboli is a stratovolcano. It is known for its frequent and explosive eruptions, characterized by the ejection of ash, lava, and volcanic rocks. Its steep slopes and generally conical shape are typical of stratovolcanoes.
Is mount Krakatoa a shield volcano?
No. Caldera and shield volcanoes are quite different. Shield volcanoes usually undergo effusive eruptions, the least violent type and produce basaltic lava. Caldera forming volcanoes erupt explosively and are the most violent. They generally produce rhyolitic lava.
Is mauna loa a stratovolcano?
No, Mauna Loa is a shield volcano, not a stratovolcano. Shield volcanoes are characterized by their gentle slopes and built from lava flows, while stratovolcanoes are steeper and built from layers of ash and lava flows. Mauna Loa is one of the largest shield volcanoes in the world and is located in Hawaii.
What kind of volcano is volcano thera?
Currently Thera is a caldera with a shield in it. Prior to its cataclysmic eruption it was a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano.
Is mount Kenya a shield composite or cinder strato?
Mount kenya is a stratovolcano ( composie volcano )
What are the three principal types of volcanoes?
The three types of volcanoes are stratovolcano, shield volcano and cinder cone.. Shield is the quite one.
Is Mt Fujiyama a shield volcano?
No, Mt. Fuji is a stratovolcano, not a shield volcano. Stratovolcanoes are steep-sided and composed of alternating layers of lava flows, volcanic ash, and volcanic rocks. Shield volcanoes, on the other hand, have gentle slopes due to the low viscosity of the lava they erupt.
