Types of volcanoes

Front

What is the spread of lava as it pours out of a vent?

Back

lava flow

Front

What type of volcano is made of ash and cinders from pyroclastic flow?

Back

Cinder Cone

Front

What type of volcano is wide and flat, created by layers of lava flow?

Back

Shield

Front

Which type of volcano is steep and cone-shaped with a bowl-shaped crater?

Back

Cinder Cone

Front

If lava has high viscosity, which type of eruption will likely result?

Back

Explosive

Front

Cinder cone volcanoes have which type of eruption?

Back

Explosive eruptions with pyroclastic flow.

Front

Which word describes molten rock that is below the crust?

Back

Magma

Front

What type of volcano has steep slopes made of alternating layers of ash and silica rich lava?

Back

Composite Volcano

Front

dormant

Back

sleeping

Front

A dead volcano, one that is unlikely to erupt again

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Extinct volcano