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Mauna Loa does not have slow gentle flowing lava
No. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano. It produces lava flows during its eruption but would almost never produce pyroclastic flows.
The Hawaiian Islands were formed by coalesing shield volcanoes. These volcanoes are exclusively composed of Basalt lava. The lava does not readily trap gas and flows very easily giving Mauna Loa, and Kiluaea there pronounced rounded shapes we see today.
No. Mauna loa is on a hot spot. Transform boundaries do not produce volcanoes.
Mauna Loa exhibits non-explosive eruptions (like many in the Hawaiian islands) in the form of low viscosity (more fluid) lava due to poor silica content.
What type of magma is produced in mauna loa?
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Mauna Loa does not have slow gentle flowing lava
Mauna Loa does not have slow gentle flowing lava
Mauna Loa does not have slow gentle flowing lava
Mauna loa erupts mafic lava.
Mauna Loa produces basaltic lava flows.
No. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano. It produces lava flows during its eruption but would almost never produce pyroclastic flows.
No. Mauna Loa erupts lava, which is molten rock.
The Hawaiian Islands were formed by coalesing shield volcanoes. These volcanoes are exclusively composed of Basalt lava. The lava does not readily trap gas and flows very easily giving Mauna Loa, and Kiluaea there pronounced rounded shapes we see today.
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Mauna Loa is a mountain in Hawaii that is made of volcanic stone. The mountain continues to grow as lava is added to its lava fields.