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A shield volcano is when a 'hotspot', a place where magma comes to the surface, (mostly underwater) produces magma that gently comes up, and keeps giving out magma until it builds up until it builds up so much, it sometimes becomse an island, and in the middle of that island, magma is still coming up. Hawaii is a cluster of shield volcanoes. The reason theres more than one island is because of 'Plate Tectonics', which basically means the surface of the earth is moving. So that also means the hotspot is moving, creating a bunch of islands. They have gently sloping sides and mostly composed of basalt. They are also some of the worlds larget and most active volcanoes. Its formed of layers of lava from repeated nonexplosive eruptions
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoI think it's shaped like an upside down bowl, but with steeper, longer sides. :)
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∙ 15y agoThey have sloping sides and look sort of like hills. The can look like giant shields laying on the ground.
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∙ 14y agoit has gently sloping sides, spread out over a large expanse from very runny lava.
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∙ 14y agoit is round and smooth. it also looks like half a circle.
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∙ 12y agoThere are actually no volcanoes on Hawaii but under it. This is the reason Hawaii was created, because of volcanoes.
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∙ 12y agoLike a pyramid
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Why are shield volcanoes named shield volcanoes?
Because if you look at them from above, they look like a warrior's shield.
These volcanoes look like a Roman shield since they are large and dome shaped?
A shield volcano looks like a Roman shield because they are large and dome shaped. They look like an upside down Roman shield.
Are shield volcanoes and volcanoes the same?
Not necessarily. Shield volcanoes are volcanoes, but not all volcanoes are shield volcanoes.
What type of volcanoes are in Hawaii?
Shield volcanoes like Kilauea, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa as well as cinder-cone volcanoes like Pu'u 'O'o.
What are the 3types of volcanoes?
Cinder cone, stratovolcano, shield volcano
Why are shield volcanoes named shield volcanoes?
Because if you look at them from above, they look like a warrior's shield.
These volcanoes look like a Roman shield since they are large and dome shaped?
A shield volcano looks like a Roman shield because they are large and dome shaped. They look like an upside down Roman shield.
Are shield volcanoes and volcanoes the same?
Not necessarily. Shield volcanoes are volcanoes, but not all volcanoes are shield volcanoes.
What type of volcanoes are in Hawaii?
Shield volcanoes like Kilauea, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa as well as cinder-cone volcanoes like Pu'u 'O'o.
What a shield volcanoes eruption is like?
It is very explosive.
What are the 3types of volcanoes?
Cinder cone, stratovolcano, shield volcano
What type of volcanoes are the hawiian islands?
The Hawaiian islands are made of two types of volcanoes, shield volcanoes and cinder cone volcanoes. Shield volcanoes have broad bases with gentle slopes. Cinder cone volcanoes have steeper sides, are made from fragments of lava, and are usually located at the base of shield volcanoes.
What type of volcanoes formed the Hawaiian islands?
The Hawiian islands are formed by shield volcanoes.
What 2 types of volcanoes are there?
There are three. From smallest to largest, they are: Cinder Cones, Composite Volcanoes (also called Strata Volcanoes), and then Shield Volcanoes.
What are three types of volcanoes?
Three types of volcanoes are Cinder Cone Volcanoes, Shield Volcanoes and Composite Volcanoes.
Are shield volcanoes tall?
No. Compared to composite and cinder cone volcanoes, shield volcanoes are very short. Mauna Loa in Hawaii is a shield volcano.
What type of rock makes shield volcanoes?
Shield volcanoes are formed from the extrusive igneous rock basalt.basalt
