Types of Volcanoes

What type of volcano is this?

• Fissure

• Shield

• Dome

• Stratovolcano/ Composite

What type of volcano is this?

• Fissure

• Cinder Cone

• Dome

• Stratovolcano/ Composite

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

• Caldera

• Cinder Cone

• Composite Volcano

• Shield Volcano

What type of volcano is made of lava fragments that have been ejected from a volcanic vent?

• Caldera
• Cinder Cone
• Composite Volcano
• Shield Volcano

A volcano with a broad base and gently sloping sides is called a _________ volcano. 

• shield 
• cinder cone
• composite
• fissure

Smaller volcanoes that typically throw ash into the air during eruption

• cinder cone
• shield
• composite
• fissure

What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located in Hawaii?

• Caldera
• Cinder Cone
• Composite Volcano
• Shield Volcano

This type of volcano has MOSTLY NONEXPLOSIVE eruptions

• composite
• cinder cone
• shield

What type of volcano is shown?

(Hint: This volcano is part of a larger volcano)

• Lava Dome

• Cinder

• Composite

• Shield

What two characteristics are most important in determining the type of volcano that will form?

• location and plate boundary

• magma chamber and lava

• type of magma/lava and dissolved gas level

• temperature of lava and location