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A shield volcano is a type of volcano usually built almost entirely of fluid lava flows. They are named for their large size and low profile, resembling a warrior's shield. This is caused by the highly fluid lava they erupt, which travels farther than lava erupted from more explosive volcanoes. This results in the steady accumulation of broad sheets of lava, building up the shield volcano's distinctive form. Shield volcanoes contain low viscosity magmamaking it have flowing mafic lava.
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What is a vent or a fissure in the earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled?
A volcano?
What two types of openings does magma erupt from a volcano?
a vent and fissure eruption
What is a vent or fissure in the earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled is called?
This describes a volcano.
What is a geographical fissure?
A geographical fissure is a fracture or crack in rock which has a distinct separation. On a volcano, it is an elongated crack at the surface from which lava erupts. Fissures often contain mineral-bearing materials.
What is the name of the opening in the Earth through which a volcano erupts?
A volcanic vent or fissure (depending on the type of eruption).
What is the throat of a volcano?
The Fissure vent .
What is Mount Fuji type?
it is a large volocano and a fissure volcano
A deep crack in the earth is called a?
fissure, volcano, ditch, valley.
What year did the volcano Parícutin erupt?
The volcano began as a fissure in a cornfield on February 20, 1943. The volcano has been quiet since 1952.
What is a vent or a fissure in the earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled?
A volcano?
What two types of openings does magma erupt from a volcano?
a vent and fissure eruption
What is a vent or fissure in the earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled is called?
This describes a volcano.
Is a volcano a type of mountain?
Not necessarily. Any hole or fissure from which molten rock or pyroclastic material emerges is a volcano. Not all volcanoes build into mountains.
What is a geographical fissure?
A geographical fissure is a fracture or crack in rock which has a distinct separation. On a volcano, it is an elongated crack at the surface from which lava erupts. Fissures often contain mineral-bearing materials.
What is the name of the opening in the Earth through which a volcano erupts?
A volcanic vent or fissure (depending on the type of eruption).
Is Mount Vesuvius an island volcano or a mainland volcano?
it is a stratovolcano in japan . It is an active volcano that last erupted in 1707-08
What is a long crack from which lava flows through?
fissure
