Which of the Following Characterizes a Shield Volcano

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following characterizes a shield volcano?

• A) It is dormant.
• B) It can erupt only briefly before being dragged off the hot spot.
• C) It sits above a hot spot in the planet's crust or mantle.
• D) It forms along a plate boundary.
• E) It cannot grow very large, for it has a very short span of eruption.

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