Quick Check - VOLCANO TYPES

Tall and steep toward the summit.

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• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

Resembles a warrior's shield.

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• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

Wide and flat.

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• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

Form from alternating layers of lava and ash.

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• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

Considered the smallest type of volcano.

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• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

Lava in the air may harden and fall as small fragments and accumulate around the vent (opening).

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• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

These volcanoes are more explosive.

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• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

Sometimes oozes lava at the base of the cone.

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• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

Lava is sticky and does not flow far before it solidifies (hardens).

Name the volcano.

• shield

• composite

• cinder cone

It often forms where two tectonic plates collide.

Name the volcano.

• shield

• composite

• cinder cone