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Shield Volcano
Shayne Stokes
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What type of volcanoes formed the Hawaiian islands?
The Hawiian islands are formed by shield volcanoes.
How were the Hawaiian islands formed and which type of rock is probably most common in Hawaii?
they were formed by underwater volcanoes
What type of volcanoes are on the Hawaiian Islands?
Shield volcanoes
What type of a volcanoes are in the Hawaiian Islands?
They are shield volcanoes
What type of volcanoes are the hawiian islands?
The Hawaiian islands are made of two types of volcanoes, shield volcanoes and cinder cone volcanoes. Shield volcanoes have broad bases with gentle slopes. Cinder cone volcanoes have steeper sides, are made from fragments of lava, and are usually located at the base of shield volcanoes.
The Indonesian islands have volcanoes with a reputation for violent eruptions The volcanoes in the Hawaiian Islands seldom erupt violently What is the most likely explanation for the difference betw?
the type of lava
Which type of volcano is an island volcano?
Stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, and complex volcanoes have all formed islands.
What type of mountain is not formed do to plate collision?
hot spot volcanoes such as the Hawaiian island chain.
What type of mountain is not formed to plate collision?
hot spot volcanoes such as the Hawaiian island chain.
What volcano in Hawaii is a shield volcano?
All of the active and inactive volcanoes that are part of the Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount chain are shield volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are the result of Hot Spot volcanism which is the type of volcanic force that created the Hawaiian islands.
Are hawaiian islands cinder cone volcanoes?
The Hawaiian volcanoes can form cinder cones, however the type of volcano they are classified as is shield volcano due to their broad sloping sides and the ability for their lava to flow.No. The Hawaiian islands are shield volcanoes.
Will the Hawaiian islands be destroyed by a volcano?
Kaho'olawe is uninhabitable because the U.S. Military used it as a bombing range. True, most people would think it was from a volcano, but it was from the Military.
