Types of Volcanoes

What is released from a volcano during an eruption?

• Only lava

• Gas, ash, and lava

• Water vapor and rocks

• Steam and mud

Which type of volcano is characterized by being the smallest and forming a steep-sided cone from violently ejected lava fragments?

• Lava dome

• Shield volcano

• Cinder cone

• Stratovolcano

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What type of lava is typically associated with shield volcanoes, allowing them to form wide, gentle slopes?

• High viscosity lava

• Thick, gas-rich magma

• Low viscosity lava

• Solidified rock fragments

What is another name for a stratovolcano, and what are its key structural characteristics?

• Composite volcano, made of alternating layers of lava, ash, and volcanic rock

• Dome volcano, formed by thick, viscous lava piling up

• Fissure volcano, erupting along linear cracks

• Caldera, a large depression formed by collapse