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What type of volcanoes formed the Hawaiian islands
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Shield Volcanoes.

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Name the different types of volcanoes according to their shape
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There are three types of volcanoes which have different shapes and types of eruptions.

* Shield Volcanoes - are low and flat and have small, flowing eruptions.

* Composite Volcanoes - are a mixture between shield volcanoes and cone volcanoes, their eruptions are explosive.

* Cone Volcanoes - are the tallest and largest volcanoes, and they have VERY explosive eruptions.

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How are volcanoes that have erupted in recent history but are currently inactive classified
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dormant volcanoes

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Which type of fault occurs at divergent boundaries
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Normal

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Is the asthenosphere a region in the earth where magma chambers form
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Yes. That is what the asthenosphere is.

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What is an eruption from the side of a volcano called
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lateral eruption

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What is a long crack from which lava flows through
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Fissure.

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Which type of volcano has explosive eruptions due to thick magma which contains a large amount pf pressurized gas
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the stratovolcano

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Which of these is not an area where volcanoes are usually found
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Where two tectonic plates slide past each other A+

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A volcanic mountain with gently sloping sides built almost entirely out of basalt lava flows is called a cinder cone.
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false

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Volcanic mountains build from layers of ash cinders and lava erupting onto the earth's surface.
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true

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What type of volcanoes formed the Hawaiian islands

Shield Volcanoes.

Name the different types of volcanoes according to their shape

There are three types of volcanoes which have different shapes and types of eruptions.

* Shield Volcanoes - are low and flat and have small, flowing eruptions.

* Composite Volcanoes - are a mixture between shield volcanoes and cone volcanoes, their eruptions are explosive.

* Cone Volcanoes - are the tallest and largest volcanoes, and they have VERY explosive eruptions.

How are volcanoes that have erupted in recent history but are currently inactive classified

dormant volcanoes

Which type of fault occurs at divergent boundaries

Normal

Is the asthenosphere a region in the earth where magma chambers form

Yes. That is what the asthenosphere is.

What is an eruption from the side of a volcano called

lateral eruption

What is a long crack from which lava flows through

Fissure.

Which type of volcano has explosive eruptions due to thick magma which contains a large amount pf pressurized gas

the stratovolcano

Which of these is not an area where volcanoes are usually found

Where two tectonic plates slide past each other A+

A volcanic mountain with gently sloping sides built almost entirely out of basalt lava flows is called a cinder cone.

false

Volcanic mountains build from layers of ash cinders and lava erupting onto the earth's surface.

true

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