What are the diferent types of volcanoes?

Answer 1

What are the different types of volcanoes? Three basic types of volcanoes are recognized by geologists. # Shield, with its broad, gently sloping form, made of once fluid lavas. Mauna Loa is the type example. # Cinder cones, steep sided (25-33 degrees), made of fragments of lava that were spit out of the volcano. Most of these cones are small (100's of meter across, although some get large, several kms). Mauna Kea has some of these cones as does Waianae. # Composite or strato-volcanoes are composed of once pasty lavas and layers of lava fragments (from explosive eruptions). It has gentle to moderate slopes on flanks and is steep near the summit. Usually smaller than shields but larger than cinder cones. Some of these volcanoes, like Crater Lake volcano, have cinder cones on it. Diamond Head is a special type of cinder cone because it was formed very explosively. He has a very large crater compared to the rim size. This type of volcano is called a tuff cone. Koko crater is another example of this type of volcano. Dr. Mike Garcia, Professor

Department of Geology and Geophysics

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 I am NOT taking credit for this stuff, i got on this website, i swear: http://www.sorest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/volcano_types.html

Answer 2

The main types of volcanoes are shield volcanoes, which have low, broad profiles and form from fluid lava flows; stratovolcanoes, which are tall, steep-sided volcanoes made of alternating layers of lava flows and ash; and cinder cone volcanoes, which are small, steep-sided cones built from pyroclastic material. There are also lava domes, which are rounded mounds of thick lava that pile up near the vent.

Answer 3

the three different types of volcanoes are shield volcanoes,composite volcanoes and last but not least Calder volcanoes i have 19 kids an d counting love all ya in USA

Answer 4

Active, dormant, and extinct. You can look up what they are.

Answer 5

The diffrent types of volcanoes are cinder,composite,dome,and shield.

Answer 6

Some examples are shield volcanoes and cone volcanoes. There are more than this, but I'm not very sure. Hope this helped! =)

Answer 7

Active, dormant, and extinct.

Answer 8

typs about volcanoes for kids and what are volcanoes