Kilauea and Mauna Loa are ________.

Question

Question: Kilauea and Mauna Loa are ________.

Options:

1.  explosive, rhyolitic volcanoes
2.  andesitic stratovolcanoes
3.  basaltic shield volcanoes
4.  small, basaltic cinder cones

Answer 1

3. basaltic shield volcanoes

Kilauea and Mauna Loa are basaltic shield volcanoes.

Mauna Loa was the most active volcano in the world in the 19th century. Today, Kilauea is the star.