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 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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A)is the fastest of the terrestrial
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Q32: The orbiter that gave us the most
Q33: Venus Express is mapping what feature(s)of Venus?
A)elevations
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A)at
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Q37: Earth and Venus are often called sister
Q38: Our most detailed maps of Venus come
Q39: Because of its slow rotation period, Venus:
A)appears
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