Types of Volcanoes Shaped by Lava & Stone

Basic Layout

Various Volcanoes

4 Main Types

Cinder Cones (simplest)

Shield Volcanoes (Largest)

Composite Volcanoes (Coolest)

Lava Domes (weirdest)

Cinder Cones

- Most Common

- Created Quickly

- Relatively Short Lives

- Relatively small up to

500m

Cinder Cones

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Shield Volcanoes

Largest Mountain in World is a Shield Volcanoe

Made of Very smooth lava

Hill shape rather than mountain shape

Hawaiian Islands are Shield Volcanoes

Usually at Hotspots but also can occur at subduction zones & divergent boundaries

No large explosion, smooth lava flow, not usually a threat to humans

Shield Volcanoes

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Strato Volcanoes or Composite Volcanoes

Very Explosive

Very Large

Look like Mountains

Very Dangerous

Thick lava causes Volcano to get plugged

Usually occur at subduction zones

Most famous volcanoes

Many types

Composite volcanoes

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Lava Domes

Least known

Dome of Lava protruding from earth

Can occur in crater of other volcano

Lava domes

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Caldera (After the Composite)

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