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Shield volcanoes are large volcanoes that are built almost entirely of fluid. Lava flows gently and continuously out of the central volcanic vent or group of vents.

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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 is a volcano built out of nonexplousive eruptions called?

A shield volcano.


Is Mauna Loa volcano a shield volcano a composite volcano or a cinder cone volcano?

Mauna Loa is a shield volcano. It is one of the largest in the world and is characterized by its gentle sloping sides built up from numerous lava flows. Shield volcanoes are primarily composed of basaltic lava.


A types of volcano with broad gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lava?

a shield 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.


Is mauna loa a stratovolcano?

No, Mauna Loa is a shield volcano, not a stratovolcano. Shield volcanoes are characterized by their gentle slopes and built from lava flows, while stratovolcanoes are steeper and built from layers of ash and lava flows. Mauna Loa is one of the largest shield volcanoes in the world and is located in Hawaii.


Which type of volcano form a mountain gently sloping sides and is built almost entirely from thin lava?

A+ answer : shield volcano


Shield volcano?

A low, broad, dome-shaped volcano built up of overlapping built up of basaltic lava flows and often covering a very large area.


What shape of volcano is shield volcano?

A shield volcano is low and wide.


What types of volcanoes be found in the Hawaii islands?

An underwater volcano. The volcano that made Hawaii was a shield volcano.


What type of volcano is large and dome shaped?

A large, dome-shaped volcano is known as a shield volcano. These volcanoes are characterized by their broad, gently sloping profiles built up by many thin, fluid lava flows. Mauna Loa in Hawaii is a famous example of a shield volcano.


Is kilauea a shield volcano?

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