Types of Volcanoes

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What type of volcano is found in Hawaii?

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Shield volcano

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How many potentially active volcanoes are there in the world?

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About 1500

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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A _________ volcano sprouts liquid lava like water in a fountain.

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shield

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What happened to Mount St. Helens in 1980?

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It erupted violently

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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What is unique about the Loihi volcano?

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It is under the sea

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What is a shield volcano?

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A type of volcano that has broad, gentle slopes and erupts mainly lava.

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What is a cinder cone volcano?

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A small, steep-sided volcano that erupts explosively and produces ash and cinders.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is a stratovolcano?

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A tall, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and tephra.

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What is the difference between active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes?

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Active volcanoes can erupt, dormant volcanoes are not currently erupting but may in the future, and extinct volcanoes are not expected to erupt again.

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What is lava?

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Melted rock that erupts from a volcano.