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An active shield volcano has gentle slopes (less than 10o) and continuously flowing lava. Ancient Icelandic warriors named them shield volcanoes because the shape was like their round fighting shields. Shield volcanoes form over fixed thermal plumes, which are sources of magma from deep within the earth. Their lava is molten basaltic rock that erupts at temperatures above 2,000oF. The lava is very fluid, and flows down the side of the mountain for many miles, gradually adding layers of new rock to the volcanic structure. Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the largest active shield volcano in the world, nearly 120 miles across at its underwater base, and rising more than five miles above the sea floor.
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What type of volcano is Haleakala in Hawaii?
The Hualalai volcano is a dormant, quiet erupting, shield volcano.
What is A type of volcano with broad and gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lave?
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.
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.
What is eruption style for mauna loa?
It is a shield volcano so it has quiet lava flows.
Is Taal Volcano a shield volcano?
No. It is a complex volcano, with multiple features resulting from varying types of eruption.
What type of volcano is Haleakala in Hawaii?
The Hualalai volcano is a dormant, quiet erupting, shield volcano.
What is A type of volcano with broad and gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lave?
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.
What eruption type is a shield volcano?
Mauna Loa type of volcano
What is the shield volcano and how does its eruption affects their eruption?
=== === There are several shield volcanoes around the world. You could mean any of them
What are the two types of volcano eruption?
Shield volcanoes and cinder cones
What types of eruption does a shield volcano have?
Shield volcanoes usually produce effusive eruptions.
A types of volcano with broad gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lava?
a shield volcano
Which type of volcanic eruption is usually the most gentle?
A Shield Cone Volcano
What is a sheld volcano?
A shield volcano is a domed, broad volcano that has gently sloping sides. They are usually built from the eruption of fluid lava.
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.
What is eruption style for mauna loa?
It is a shield volcano so it has quiet lava flows.
Is Taal Volcano a shield volcano?
No. It is a complex volcano, with multiple features resulting from varying types of eruption.
