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Not at plate boundaries but instead form over hot spots.

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Q: Where do shield volcanos occur?
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What is the formation of shield volcanos?

Shield volcanoes are from by divergent boundary's.


How do you classify volcanic rocks?

There are three types of volcanos, shield, cinder, and composite volcanos. Cinder volcanos are the smallest, while shield volcanos are the largest. Composite volcanos are the most dangerous and the most explosive.


How tall is a shield volcanos?

about 89 meters


What is the name of the shield volcano?

One of the names of shield volcanos is Mauna Loa and Prestahunkur.


What are the 3 kinds of volcanoes?

shield volcanos, cinder cone volcanos , and composite


What are shield volcanos made of?

Shield volcanoes are composed mostly of layers of basaltic lava flows.


Where are volcanos mostly to occur?

Hawii


What are the shapes and features of shield volcanos?

layers apounlayers of cooled lava


Do volcanos also occur where plates meet?

Yes. That is where most volcanoes occur.


What is 4 types of volcanos?

Actually, there are three types: composite, cinder cone, and shield.


What is the term for large volcanos gradually built from basaltic lava flow?

shield volcanoes


How are cinder cone volcanos same as shield volcanos?

A composite volcano is a combination of a cinder cone and a shield cone. The top of a composite volcano is steep like a cinder cone. The bottom of a composite volcano is flatter, like a shield volcano.