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student77

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Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii is huge and has gentle slopes; Mount Rainier in Washington is tall, with
  much steeper slopes; and Paricutn in Mexico is smaller and has very steep slopes composed of loose
  pyroclastic material. What type of volcano does each one represent, and what kind of volcanic activity
  produced it? What will be an ideal response?



Question 2

Describe shield volcanoes. What are they built of? Where are they found? What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Mauna Loa is a shield volcano composed of fluid lava flows; Mount Rainier is a composite volcano
made of a combination of lava flows and explosive (pyroclastic) eruptions; and Paricutin is a cinder
cone made from short-lived pyroclastic activity



Answer to Question 2

A shield volcano looks like a shield or tortoise shell with a low, rounded profile and gentle slopes (2 to
10 degrees). They are composed mostly of mafic lavas, which flow easily down the slopes. Shield
volcanoes are found in Hawaii and other places.



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Reply #2 on: Jul 15, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 15, 2018
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