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Which volcanoes are Massive gently sloping volcanoes built of successive basaltic lava flows?
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Shield Volcanoes
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Why are Hawaiian volcanoes shield volcanoes?
The Hawaiian volcanoes are shield volcanoes as they are broadly-sloping and composed of layers formed by basaltic lava flows.
Basaltic volcano with gently sloping sides are called?
A shield volcano is broad with gently sloping sides.
What type of lava do shield volcano have?
Mafic, usually basaltic lava.
What type of volcano is a buildup of basaltic layer's forming a broad volcano with gently sloping sides?
A shield volcano
What volcanoe is a very large gently sloping mound composed mainly of basaltic lava flows?
The Hawaiian Islands were formed from this type of volcano.
Why are Hawaiian volcanoes shield volcanoes?
The Hawaiian volcanoes are shield volcanoes as they are broadly-sloping and composed of layers formed by basaltic lava flows.
Basaltic volcano with gently sloping sides are called?
A shield volcano is broad with gently sloping sides.
What type of lava do shield volcano have?
Mafic, usually basaltic lava.
What is similar about cinder cone volcanoes and shield volcanoes?
Both shield volcanoes and cinder cones erupt low-viscosity basaltic lava and have eruptions that are only mildly explosive if at all.Cinder cones are small, steep-sloped volcanoes composed primarily of a chunky variety of basalt called scoria.Shield volcanoes are large, gently sloping volcanoes composed primarily of layers of lava flows.
Do shield volcanoes have a jagged service?
no. they have gently sloping sides.
Volcanoes with gently sloping sides are usually made from?
not a clue!
What are volcanoes with sloping side usually made from?
they are made from no.2
What type of volcano is a buildup of basaltic layer's forming a broad volcano with gently sloping sides?
A shield volcano
What are volcanoes with with gently sloping sides usually made from.?
they are made from no.2
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.
What volcanoe is a very large gently sloping mound composed mainly of basaltic lava flows?
The Hawaiian Islands were formed from this type of volcano.
Wide gently sloping mountains formed by low-silica lava flows are called?
shield volcanoes
