Types of Volcanoes-Modified

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

• Shield

• Composite

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

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

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

• Shield

• Composite

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

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

What type of volcano is this?

• 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

Paracutin (the volcano that formed quickly in a farmer's field due to ash, cinders, and bombs building up around the vent) is a __________ volcano.

• Shield

• Cinder Cone

• Composite

What is the opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock, gases, and ash erupt?

• Subduction Boundary

• Volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of volcano looks like a warriors shield? It is a long, gentle slope.

• Composite

• Shield