shield volcano
Fluid lava spreads over large areas. This topic is part of Volcanoes within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
shield volcano trivia questions
A shield volcano has what general shape?
Answer: Broad with gentle slopes
Bonus fact: Fluid lava spreads over large areas.
What type of lava commonly builds shield volcanoes?
Answer: Basaltic lava
Bonus fact: Low-viscosity basalt flows easily.
Which Hawaiian volcano is a classic shield volcano?
Answer: Mauna Loa
Bonus fact: Hawaii's major volcanoes are broad basaltic shields.
What volcano type has broad gentle slopes built mainly by fluid basaltic lava?
Answer: Shield volcano
Bonus fact: Shield volcanoes spread low-viscosity lava widely.
What type of volcano is built mainly by fluid basaltic lava flows into a broad, gently sloping shape?
Answer: Shield volcano
Bonus fact: Some of Earth’s most massive volcanoes, including Mauna Loa, are shield volcanoes.
Which volcano type is a broad, shield-shaped edifice built mainly by low-silica lava?
Answer: Shield volcano
Bonus fact: USGS says shield volcanoes are built by successive, mostly effusive eruptions.
Mauna Loa is what type of volcano?
Answer: Shield volcano
Bonus fact: Fluid basaltic lava built its broad gentle slopes.