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A shield volcano is usually comprised almost entirely of fluid magma flows. Cone volcanoes are the result of pyroclastic materials building up around a volcanic vent.
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What is shield cone?
A sheild cone is volcano that is sorta flat and gently sloping up.
What is the cone of a volcano?
The cone of a volcano is the mountain of erupted material that makes up much of the visible part of the volcano.The cone of a mountain is a the pile of material around a volcanic event formed from precious eruptions. The cone may consist of tephra, cooled lava flows, or a combination of both.
Where is a cinder cones volcanoes located?
Cinder cones are the mountainous structure built up by some volcanoes. Most of the material that makes up the cone is ash and cinders expelled from the top of the cone.
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.
Do shield volcanoes have a steep sloping cone made up of rocks and lava?
No. Shield volcanoes have gentle slopes composed almost entirely of cooled lava flows.
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The material that makes up Mount Rushmore is granite.
Why do cinder cone volcanoes have steep slopes?
shield volcanoes have cinders that come out then land on it. that's what makes them bigger than cinder cone volcanoes.
What is a shield cone volcano?
Shield Volcanoes are made mostly of fluid lava flows. Flow after flow pours from a central summit vent. It builds up and turns into what looks like a warriors shield. Some of the largest volcanoes in the world are shield volcanoes. Some have diameters of 3-4 Miles and are 1,500 to 2,000 feet high. The Hawaiian islands are composed of chains. :) ;P
What are the 3 types of volcano volcano?
They are: - Shield volcanoes - Composite volcanoes - Cinder cone volcanoes Maybe you can use this for your homework if you have any problems come to answers.com you can sign up too!!
Which type of volcano makes up the hawaiian island?
Shield cones
What type of volcano is made up of only pyroclastic material that results from violent eruption?
Cinder cone
What is the name of the vast rocky region that makes up half of the land mass of Canada?
Canadian Shield ehh
