What Is A Shield Volcano
A shield volcano is a volcano that has gently sloping sides and form what looks like a shield. These volcanoes are typically non violent and have a central vent with lots of fissures and dikes of hot molten lava running down the side of these volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are gently sloping because the lava flowing from them is very fluid and runny, because of this the lava does not cool as quickly and stays heated longer.
The largest mountain in the world is Mauna Loa rising just 13,000 feet from the pacific ocean but its true height is 33,000 feet rising from the ocean floor.Find yourself a good science kit that explains how shield volcanoes are formed and who knows your son or daughter might just turn out to be a vulcanologist. Thanks Moorescience
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