GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -That’s because the viscous volcanic material doesn’t flow that far from where it is erupted, so it builds up in layers forming a cone-shaped volcano known as a stratovolcano. Shield volcanoes, on the other hand, have gentle slopes that are less than 10° and erupt more fluid lavas called basalt.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shield volcanoes Flow after flow pours out in all directions from a central summit vent, or group of vents, building a broad, gently sloping cone of flat, domical shape, with a profile much like that of a warrior’s shield.

Detailed explanation-3: -A quiet eruption of low-viscosity lava produces a wide, flat volcano called a shield volcano.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shield volcanoes-They form from wide thin layers of lava that eventually are shaped like a shield.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shield volcanoes are usually constructed almost entirely of basaltic and/or andesitic lava flows which were very fluid when erupted.