Shield volcanoes usually produce effusive eruptions.
Shield volcanoes and cinder cones
a shield volcano
No. It is a complex volcano, with multiple features resulting from varying types of eruption.
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.
Mauna Loa type of volcano
=== === There are several shield volcanoes around the world. You could mean any of them
Haleakala in Hawaii is a shield volcano. Shield volcanoes are characterized by their gentle sloping sides and widespread lava flows, resulting from low-viscosity magma. This type of volcano typically has relatively quiet eruptions.
An underwater volcano. The volcano that made Hawaii was a shield volcano.
A shield volcano is a domed, broad volcano that has gently sloping sides. They are usually built from the eruption of fluid lava.
A Shield Cone Volcano
The main types of volcano formations are shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes), cinder cone volcanoes, and calderas. Each type has distinct characteristics based on their eruption style and the type of materials they release.
Currently Thera is a caldera with a shield in it. Prior to its cataclysmic eruption it was a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano.