Types of Volcanoes

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

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

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

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located above a hot spot where layers of lava continuously flow?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of volcano is Mount St. Helens, a tall volcano composed of layers of lava and cinders?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Which type of volcano forms due to a series of quiet eruptions?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Which type of volcano forms due to alternating quiet and explosive eruptions which form layers?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

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

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

What type of volcano is this?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of volcano is this?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of volcano is this?

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2