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Cinder cones form around a volcanic vent. Lava explodes into the air and cools very quickly forming accumulating a ring of volcanic fragments (like scoria or tuff) around the vent. They are not very tall or strong because there is nothing cementing the fragments together. Their slope never exceeds the angle of repose (approximately 45 degrees). They are not associated with any specific type of lava. Any flavour is possible.
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∙ 16y agoDeposit around a volcanic vent, formed by rock fragments or cinders that accumulate and gradually build a conical hill with a bowl-shaped crater at the top. Cinder cones develop from explosive eruptions of lavas and are often found along the flanks of shield (gently sloping) volcanoes. Lava flows may break out of the cone, or they may flow from under the cone through tunnels. Cinder cones are common in nearly all volcanic areas. Although they are composed of loose or only moderately consolidated cinder, many are surprisingly long-lasting, because rain falling on them sinks into the highly permeable cinders instead of running off down their slopes and eroding them
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What is similar about cinder cone volcanoes and shield volcanoes?
Both shield volcanoes and cinder cones erupt low-viscosity basaltic lava and have eruptions that are only mildly explosive if at all.Cinder cones are small, steep-sloped volcanoes composed primarily of a chunky variety of basalt called scoria.Shield volcanoes are large, gently sloping volcanoes composed primarily of layers of lava flows.
What causes the volcanoes to erupt on Venus'?
No one know if there are active volcanoes on Venus. There are old ones. There is no evidence of plate motion on Venus.
What causes volcanoes to erupt under earths surface?
mostly earthquakes or plate tectonic movement.
What types of volcanoes have explosive eruptions?
Strato and Cinder-cone volcanos but cinder cones can have non explosive too but not strato
Are earthquakes and volcanoes related?
Earthquakes can cause a volcano to erupt.
How do cinder cone volcanos erupt?
Cinder cone volcanoes erupt explosively, but not as violently as composite volcanoes.
Do cinder cones erupt silently or explosivley?
Cinder cone volcanoes erupt explosivly.
What volcanoes erupt gently?
Shield volcanoes erupt least violently cinder cone most violently and compost can erupt either way.
Why do cinder cone volcanoes erupt ash and rock?
they are made out of rock
What causes a cinder cone volcano to erupt?
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Do cinder cones erupt felsic or mafic lava?
Composite volcanoes can erupt both mafic and felsic material, but intermediate material is the most common.
Do cinder cone volcanoes erupt gently and long lasting?
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Does a cinder cone volcano erupt violently?
Cinder Cone volcanoes do explode violently, but not as violently as a composite volcanoes.Yes, they are rather very loud and explosive.
How are shield volcanoes and cinder cone volcanoes somewhat same?
Both erupt basaltic lava, which has a low silica content and a high temperature.
What causes formation of cinder cone?
Ash, cinder and bombs erupt explosively to form a cone shaped hill
What does a cinder cone volcano explode?
Cinder cone volcanoes erupt explosively, but not as violently as composite volcanoes.
Is hot gases the only thing that come out of a cinder volcano?
No. Cinder cone volcanoes erupt fountains of lava, which is how the cinder cone is built up. Cinder cones that are nearing the end of activity may also produce lava flows.
