The Hawaiian islands are made up of many volcanoes. The big island alone has five volcanoes on it.
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Volcanoes end when the lava stops flowing and it turns to stone.
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Lava is erupting in Hawaii as we breathe that is turning into basalt rock.
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No, they're shield volcanoes. The lava in spatter cones is highly viscous whereas the lava that forms shield volcanoes (that you can see flowing in Hawaii) has a very low viscosity. Shield volcanoes are low profile, broad lumps; these are the Hawaiian islands.
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Volcanoes end when the lava stops flowing and it turns to stone.
Volcanoes can create more land but can kill plants and animals while flowing lava.
Lava is erupting in Hawaii as we breathe that is turning into basalt rock.
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Lava is the liquid rock that comes out of volcanoes.
There is a ring of volcanoes on the surface of the planet Mercury. Some scientists think that there may be lava flowing on Mercury at all times.