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∙ 12y agoLavas with low silica contents are the least viscous and so flow most easily. An example of this type would be basaltic lava.
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∙ 13y agoA shield volcano is formed from low-silica lava.
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∙ 14y agoA shield volcano.
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What type of lava does santa maria have when it flows?
Hot Lava
What Type of Lava usually flows out of oceanic volcanoes?
mafic lava
What type of lava flows the slowest?
Rhyolitic
What type of Lava flow has affected the shape of the Hawaiian mountains?
The lava is these volcanoes is hotter and thinner, and flows more easily. Instead of exploding, it overflows, spilling and spreading over the entire mountainside.
What type of lava flows most like dripping wax?
Pāhoehoe lava flows most like dripping wax. Pāhoehoe is a type of basaltic lava that has a low viscosity, giving it a smooth and ropy appearance as it flows. This type of lava can form various features, including smooth channels and dripping formations that resemble dripping wax.
What type of lava does santa maria have when it flows?
Hot Lava
What Type of Lava usually flows out of oceanic volcanoes?
mafic lava
What type of lava flows the slowest?
Rhyolitic
What type of lava is thin moves quickly and flows smoothly?
Basic lava.
What type of Lava flow has affected the shape of the Hawaiian mountains?
The lava is these volcanoes is hotter and thinner, and flows more easily. Instead of exploding, it overflows, spilling and spreading over the entire mountainside.
What type of lava flows from llaima?
basaltic-andesitic
What type of lava flows easiest?
its called "aa''
What type of lava flows most like dripping wax?
Pāhoehoe lava flows most like dripping wax. Pāhoehoe is a type of basaltic lava that has a low viscosity, giving it a smooth and ropy appearance as it flows. This type of lava can form various features, including smooth channels and dripping formations that resemble dripping wax.
What type of lava do shield volcano have?
Mafic, usually basaltic lava.
How does lava turn into basalt?
Basalt is a type of volcanic erock. It forms when lava that is low in silica and rich in iron and magnesium cools and hardens at or above Earth's surface, most often in the form of lava flows.
What type of lava flow does kilauea have?
Kilauea produces a'a and pahoehoe lava flows.
What type of lava is fluid thin and flows smoothly.?
Pahoehoe
