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Compare the three types of volcanic mountains in terms of shapes type of eruption and the materials that make up the volcano?
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Three 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 Example Cinder 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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