What is a main hazard of shield volcanoes?

a) hot fragments thrown a short distance from the volcano
b) burning, building collapse, and suffocation from widely distributed pyroclastic material
c) destruction by moderately fluid lava flows that can flow far from the volcano
d) volcanic mudflows and landslides
e) relatively small pyroclastic eruptions caused by localized explosions or collapse


Answer: c) destruction by moderately fluid lava flows that can flow far from the volcano

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