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Shield Volcanoes

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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SHIELD VOLCANOES

BY: ALEX, KAT, BEN, KEKE, TRIZAH, KELLY
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

  • Broad, gently sloping sides
  • Usually build up from the sea floor
  • Largest volcanoes of earth
  • Island builders
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TYPE OF MAGMA

  • Fluid, runny lava
  • Can flow long distances
  • Least viscous magma (basaltic)
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ERUPTION STYLE

  • Erupt non explosively
  • Pour out huge volumes of fluid lava
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EXAMPLES

  • Hawaiian volcanoes
  • Mount Loa is largest of Hawaiian volcanoes

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