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How tall is a shield volcanos?
about 89 meters
How do you classify volcanic rocks?
There are three types of volcanos, shield, cinder, and composite volcanos. Cinder volcanos are the smallest, while shield volcanos are the largest. Composite volcanos are the most dangerous and the most explosive.
What is the name of the shield volcano?
One of the names of shield volcanos is Mauna Loa and Prestahunkur.
What are shield volcanos made of?
Shield volcanoes are composed mostly of layers of basaltic lava flows.
What are the shapes and features of shield volcanos?
layers apounlayers of cooled lava
What is 4 types of volcanos?
Actually, there are three types: composite, cinder cone, and shield.
What is the term for large volcanos gradually built from basaltic lava flow?
shield volcanoes
Where do most volcanoes from?
Volcanos form usually from thin spots in the Earth's crust where magma pipes may extend up to the surface. Magma flow may build up from these pipes resulting in the formation of volcanos. Also, plate tectonics may result in regions of upheval and the formation of mountains and volcanos.
Why do cinder volcanos have narrow bases and steeper sides than shields volcanos do?
shield volcanoes have cinders that come out then land on it. that's what makes them bigger than cinder cone volcanoes.
What is the smallest type of volcano shield composite or cinder cone?
In general, cinder cone volcanos are the smallest.
What determines how different types of volcanos are created?
The formation and composition of the magma, and the local subterranean geology.
What is an example of an shield?
Kilauea and Mauna Loa are both shield volcanos located in HawaiiAll the volcanoes on the Hawaii islands are shield volcanoes.Examples of shield volcanoes include Kilauea, Mauna Kea, and Mauna Loa in Hawaii, Isabela Island in the Galapagos, and Olympus Mons on Mars.
