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Is Mauna Loa volcano a shield volcano a composite volcano or a cinder cone volcano?
Mauna Loa is a shield volcano. It is one of the largest in the world and is characterized by its gentle sloping sides built up from numerous lava flows. Shield volcanoes are primarily composed of basaltic lava.
Is a composite volcano bigger than a shield volcano and a cinder volcano?
Composite volcanoes are bigger than cinder cone volcanoes, but not shield volcanoes. With the possible exception of the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest volcanoe on earth is Mauna Loa, a shild volcano that makes up most of the island of Hawaii. The largest known volcano anywhere is Olympus Mons, a shield volcano on Mars.
What is A type of volcano with broad and gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lave?
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.
Where is located the largest shield volcano observed in the solar system?
The largest shield volcano observed in the solar system is on Mars and is called Olympus Mons. It is located on the Tharsis volcanic plateau near the Martian equator. Olympus Mons is about 13.6 miles (22 kilometers) high, making it the tallest volcano in the solar system.
What is a shield volcano ?
the wider flatter kind of volcano
Is cinder cone volcanoes the largest type of volcano?
no, a shield volcano is.
Which is the world's largest lava structure?
shield volcano
What is the name of the world's largest shield volcano?
The Mauna Loa volcano, located in Hawaii
Are shield volcanoes one of the worlds biggest volcanoes?
They are the largest volcanoes in the world. They cover very broad areas. The largest volcano in the world, Mauna Loa is a shield volcano.
Is Mauna Loa volcano a shield volcano a composite volcano or a cinder cone volcano?
Mauna Loa is a shield volcano. It is one of the largest in the world and is characterized by its gentle sloping sides built up from numerous lava flows. Shield volcanoes are primarily composed of basaltic lava.
What is The largest extinct shield type volcano on Mars is called?
Olympus Mons
What type of volcano is the smallest?
In order from smallest to largest are the types of volcanoes (I have this in my science notes, which I am looking at right now!)- Cinder Cone = smallest Stratovolcano (composite cone) = medium Shield Volcano = largest
What is the largest extinct shield type volcano on mars?
the largest extinct shiled volcano on mars is olympus mons which is similar to mauna kea on the island of hawaii
Is a composite volcano bigger than a shield volcano and a cinder volcano?
Composite volcanoes are bigger than cinder cone volcanoes, but not shield volcanoes. With the possible exception of the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest volcanoe on earth is Mauna Loa, a shild volcano that makes up most of the island of Hawaii. The largest known volcano anywhere is Olympus Mons, a shield volcano on Mars.
Olympus mons on mars is an extinct shield volcano?
yes. it is an extinct shield volcano which is the result of lava flowing out over a long period.
What is A type of volcano with broad and gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lave?
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.
Where is located the largest shield volcano observed in the solar system?
The largest shield volcano observed in the solar system is on Mars and is called Olympus Mons. It is located on the Tharsis volcanic plateau near the Martian equator. Olympus Mons is about 13.6 miles (22 kilometers) high, making it the tallest volcano in the solar system.
