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Shield volcanoes are commonly fed by hotspots, which are upwelling's of magma, rather than by being located on a plate boundary. The movement of oceanic plates over the hotspots is believed to be the cause of the eruptions. Shield volcanoes often have nearly continuous eruptions.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoWhen a shield volcano erupts, lower-viscosity lava will typically fountain or flow out of a vent and then flow downhill.
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∙ 15y agoquiet explosions with a lava flow down the gently sloping sides
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∙ 14y agoit works by blowing out lava
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What happens to the layers of the crust when a volcano erupts?
They burst open
Describe what happens when a volcano erupts?
Is mauna kea mafic or felsic?
As a shield volcano, Mauna Kea erupts mafic lava.
When a shield volcano erupts why will it have thin lava?
Most of the lava is liquid. Has very LOW viscosity
When magma from beneath the Earths surface erupts as a volcano what happens?
which are the following?
When a volcano erupts quietly what kind of mountains forms?
a shield volcano
What happens as a volcano erupts?
destruction
What happens if a volcano never erupts?
dormant
What happens to the people after a volcano erupts?
THEY die of course!
What is the difference between a composite and shield a Volcano?
Shield Volcanoes erupt less violently and flows further then composite volcanoes. A composite volcano erupts more violently.
What happens to the layers of the crust when a volcano erupts?
They burst open
Describe what happens when a volcano erupts?
Is mauna kea mafic or felsic?
As a shield volcano, Mauna Kea erupts mafic lava.
When a shield volcano erupts why will it have thin lava?
Most of the lava is liquid. Has very LOW viscosity
What type of boundary is a shield volcano?
is the type of volcano that often erupts with a mix of stream,ash,rock and dust causing a pyroclastic folw
What happens as magma from beneath the earths surface erupts as a volcano?
which are the following?
After a shield volcano erupts it usually is?
a lot higher because most of lava piles up around the vent
