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Which type of volcano form a mountain gently sloping sides and is built almost entirely from thin lava?
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A+ answer : shield volcano
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A volcanic mountain with gently sloping sides built almost entirely out of basalt lava flows is called a cinder cone.?
The Answer is false/untrue. A basaltic volcano with gently sloping sides is sometimes refrred to as a 'shield' volcano.
Is a volcanic mountain with gently sloping sides built almost entirely out of basalt lava flows called a cinder cone?
No. Such a structure is called a shield volcano.
True or false A volcanic mountain with gently sloping sides built almost entirely of lava flow is called a cinder core?
false
What type of volcano is built almost entirely from ejected lava fragments?
Cinder Cones
What is the tiny island country in the north Atlantic that is almost entirely within a volcano area?
Iceland
Are there any mountain ranges in Norway?
The terrain of Norway is almost entirely mountains.
What is the tiny island country in the north Atlantic that is almost entirely within a volcano and earthquake area?
I think that it is Iceland.
Do shield volcanoes have a steep sloping cone made up of rocks and lava?
No. Shield volcanoes have gentle slopes composed almost entirely of cooled lava flows.
Which planet has a volcano that is three times taller than the tallest mountain on Earth?
Olympus Mons, a volcano/mountain on Mars, is the largest known volcano in the universe. It is three times the height of Mount Everest (about 27km) and covers an area almost as big as Arizona.
What two Asian island and countries are almost entirely within a volcano or earthquake areas?
I think it's the Philippine and Borneo.
What does almost entirely mean?
almost entirely
What type of volcano is build almost entirely from ejected lava fragments?
The type of volcano that is built entirely of ejected lava fragments is a volcanic cone. Volcanic cones can be of varying types, and it depends upon the nature, and size of the fragments ejected during the eruption.
