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What type of volcano forms from thin layers of cooled lava?
the Philippines volcano's form thin layer of cooled lava but not really cold like freezing
How Does a Shield Volcano Form?
A shield volcano forms from repeated eruptions of low-viscosity basaltic lava that flows easily and covers a large area. The lava builds up in layers, gradually creating a broad, gently-sloping volcano with a shield-like shape. These volcanoes are typically not very steep and have a large summit caldera or crater.
What makes a volcano a shield volcano?
lava that pours out of the vent and hardens on previous layers of lava ( Hawaiian islands / medicine lake)
Is a stratovolcano a shield volcano?
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.
What types of volcanoes be found in the Hawaii islands?
An underwater volcano. The volcano that made Hawaii was a shield volcano.
Is a wide gently sloping mountain made of hardened layers of low silica lava a cinder cone volcano?
Shield volcano
What type of volcanoe is mauna loa?
It is a shield volcano. Rifts typically open in the seaward flanks, with lava fountains and slow-moving lava flows to the ocean.
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
What is the name of the volcano that is built by thick layer of lava?
A shield volcano. Generally they have runny lava that forms lots of thick layers. The Hawaiian island volcanos are good examples.
What are lava layers in a volcano?
lava layers is layers in side a volcano the color is ushely brown and black
What is a cone-shaped mountain that is built from layers of lava?
A cone shaped mountain that is built from layers of lava is called a volcano.However, that description does not quite fit any of the three accepted descriptions of the world's volcanoes.A dome shaped mountain built from layers of lavais called a 'shield volcano'.A cone shaped mountain built from layers of cinders (tephra) is called a 'cinder cone' or a 'cinder cone volcano'.A cone shaped mountain built from alternating layers of lava and cinders is called a 'composite volcano'.
