Multiple Choice
Which of the following characterizes a shield volcano?
A) It sits above a hot spot in the planet's mantle.
B) It is formed by moving tectonic plates.
C) It will be smaller than cinder cones like Maxwell Mons on Venus.
D) It erupts only briefly before subsiding forever.
E) It cannot grow very large, for the plates are constantly moving.
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