THE EARTH
VOLCANOES
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Question
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Example of shield volcanoes is:
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Kilavea
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Mauna Loa
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Both (a) and (b)
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None of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii and the Wolf volcano in Galapagos Islands are examples of shield volcanoes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shield volcanoes: When numerous successive basaltic lava flow occur in a given region they can eventually pile up into the shape of a large mountain called a shield volcano. E.g.: Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shield volcanoes, the third type of volcano, are built almost entirely of fluid lava flows. 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.
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