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The Hawaiian islands were formed by shield volcanoes. However, cinder cones are also present on top of some of them.
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What kind of mountains are Hawaiian islands?
On Hawaii mostly sheild volcanoes are known to be there like mount Kilauea.
The formation of the Hawaiian Islands is associated with what kind of boundary?
The hawaiian islands were formed on a hot spot for more information on hot spots look at this web page http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/hotspots.html your welcome
What kind of volcanoes create islands?
Both shield volcanoes and stratovolcanoes can form islands.
Which kind of rock would you expect to see on the big island of Hawaii?
Lava rocks. All of the Hawaiian islands were created by volcanoes.
What kind of lava is flowing from volcanoes in Hawaii?
regular lava, du(probably low silica actually)
The Hawaiian volcanoes are good examples of what kind of volcanoes.?
Kilauea is an example of a (shield) volcano.
At what kind of plate boundary do most underwater volcanoes occur?
divergent boundary
What kind of plate boundary caused the Hawaiian islands to form?
none, it's just a hotspot in the middle of the pacific plate.
What kind of rock makes up Hawaiian Islands?
igneous from ash but when it dries it might be crystal
What kind of landforms can destructive plate movement cause?
Mountains, Continents, Volcanoes, Islands, and Fault Lines are the 5 landforms caused by plate movement.
What kind of volcanoes form mountains?
shield volcanoes
Are there any kind of volcanos?
There are three different types of volcanoes. The types of volcanoes are shield volcanoes, dome volcanoes, and also composite volcanoes.
