shield volcanoes
Shield volcanoes are not hot spots but they are associated with them. However, such volcanoes can also form at rift zones.
Not necessarily. Shield volcanoes are volcanoes, but not all volcanoes are shield volcanoes.
at hot spots(a place where volcanoes are very active)
Both shield volcanoes and stratovolcanoes can form islands.
An underwater volcano. The volcano that made Hawaii was a shield volcano.
Shield volcanoes.
Yes
at hot spots(a place where volcanoes are very active)
Shield volcanoes are in the shape of a shield. Hence, the name shield volcano! Shield volcanoes are tall and broad with flat rounded shapes. They have low slpes and almost always have large craters. Shield volcanoes form from eruptions of flowing lava. THe lava spreads out and builds up volcanoes with broad, gently, sloping sides. One example of a shield volcano is the Hawaiian Islands.
islands
Fluid, basaltic lavas