Eruptions at shield volcanoes are almost never explosive and do not produce pyroclastic flows, mudflows, or large ash clouds. Instead they generally produce slow-moving lava flows that are generally easy to escape.
No, shield volcanoes are not steep mountains. They have gently sloping sides due to the relatively low viscosity of the lava that flows from them, which allows the lava to spread out and create a wide, shield-like shape.
Massive gently sloping volcanoes built of successive basaltic lava flows are called shield volcanoes. Examples of shield volcanoes include Mauna Loa in Hawaii and Mount Etna in Italy. These volcanoes are characterized by their broad, low-profile shape and the relatively peaceful eruptions of fluid lava.
flood basalt, lava dome, and shield volcanoes do.
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Shield volcanoes typically erupt basaltic lava, which has a relatively low viscosity and can flow easily. The temperatures of the lava during an eruption usually range from about 1,100 to 1,200 degrees Celsius (2,012 to 2,192 degrees Fahrenheit). This lower temperature compared to other types of volcanoes contributes to the broad, gently sloping shape of shield volcanoes.
No, shield volcanoes are not steep mountains. They have gently sloping sides due to the relatively low viscosity of the lava that flows from them, which allows the lava to spread out and create a wide, shield-like shape.
Massive gently sloping volcanoes built of successive basaltic lava flows are called shield volcanoes. Examples of shield volcanoes include Mauna Loa in Hawaii and Mount Etna in Italy. These volcanoes are characterized by their broad, low-profile shape and the relatively peaceful eruptions of fluid lava.
flood basalt, lava dome, and shield volcanoes do.
shield
Shield volcanoes typically erupt basaltic lava, which has a relatively low viscosity and can flow easily. The temperatures of the lava during an eruption usually range from about 1,100 to 1,200 degrees Celsius (2,012 to 2,192 degrees Fahrenheit). This lower temperature compared to other types of volcanoes contributes to the broad, gently sloping shape of shield volcanoes.
The three types of volcanoes are shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes), and cinder cone volcanoes. Shield volcanoes have gentle slopes and are formed by lava flows, stratovolcanoes are tall, steep-sided volcanoes built up by layers of hardened lava, rock, and ash, and cinder cone volcanoes are relatively small, steep-sided volcanoes made of pyroclastic material.
Hawaii has shield volcanoes, which are broad, gently sloping volcanoes characterized by eruptions of relatively fluid lava that creates a wide base. These volcanoes are formed by repeated eruptions of low viscosity basaltic magma.
There are three. From smallest to largest, they are: Cinder Cones, Composite Volcanoes (also called Strata Volcanoes), and then Shield Volcanoes.
Because if you look at them from above, they look like a warrior's shield.
No, shield volcanoes are a specific type of volcano characterized by their broad, gentle slopes and low viscosity lava flows. "Volcano" is a general term that refers to any landform where volcanic activity occurs, encompassing a variety of volcano types such as shield, composite, and cinder cone volcanoes.
the wider flatter kind of volcano
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.