Characteristics of Volcanoes

What type of volcano has many craters and vents?

• Shield Volcano

• Stratovolcano

• Cinder Cone Volcano

Composite volcanoes are also known as what?

• Lava domes

• Shield volcanoes

• Stratovolcanoes

• Cinder cones

What is a significant danger associated with composite volcano eruptions?

• Low viscosity lava

• Pyroclastic materials and gases

• Their small size

• They are always dormant

How are lava domes formed?

• From explosive eruptions

• From low viscosity lava

• When lava piles up and cools

• By the accumulation of water

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

• shield 

• cinder cone

• composite

• fissure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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

Smaller volcanoes that typically throw ash into the air during eruption

• cinder cone

• shield

• composite

• fissure