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Compare and contrast the characteristics of the 3 types of volcanoes?
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Shield volcanoes are the largest of the three types of volcanoes, built from basaltic lava flows and shaped like a gentle dome. Cinder cone volcanoes have very steep slopes and reach heights of 300 meters or less, and are made from ejected lava. Composite Cone Volcanoes are large symmetrical cones made from viscous lavas that are extruded, and they are the most violent volcanoes of the three.
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∙ 13y agoThree Main Types of Volcanoes*The three main types of volcanoes differ in shape, size, and make-up; the differences partly result from the different types of eruptions.
Volcano TypeVolcano ShapeVolcano SizeVolcano MaterialsEruption TypeUtah ExampleCinder Cone
Steep conical hill with straight sides
Small
less than 300m high
cinders
Explosive
Diamond Cinder Cone,
Washington County
Shield Volcano
Very gentle slopes; convex upward (shaped like a warrior's shield)
Large
over 10s of kms across
fluid lava flows (basalt)
Quiet
Cedar Hill,
Box Elder County
Stratovolcano
Gentle lower slopes, but steep upper slopes; concave upward
Large
1-10 km in diameter
numerous layers of lava and pyroclastics
Explosive
Mount Belknap,
Tushar Mountains, Paiute County
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