Cinder cone volcanoes have formed in all of the major land-based settings for volcanoes: subduction zones, hot spots, and rifts.
Three basic shapes of volcanoes are shield volcanoes, which have broad and gentle slopes, stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes), which have steep sides and are typically made of multiple layers of hardened lava, ash, and volcanic rocks, and cinder cone volcanoes, which are small and steep-sided with a crater at the summit formed from ejected volcanic fragments.
Shield Volcanoes:Large base areaGentle slopeContains basic lavaFrequent eruptionsQuiet and gentle eruptionsVery tall in height due to large base areaComposite Volcanoes:Relatively small base areaConcave slopeContains acidic lavaViolent eruptionsRepeated eruptionsErupts from the side conesUsually not very tall in height due to gentle slopesAcid-lava VolcanoesSmall base areaSteep slopeContains acidic lavaViolent eruptionsCreates crater lakes (caldera) after eruptionsTall in height due to steep slopesCinder ConesSmall base areaSteep slopesSymmetrical slopesModerate eruptionsNot tall in height as slopes are easily eroded
Stratovolcanoes are the most prevalent on the planet, totaling about 60 percent of all individual volcanoes. Alternately layered with half lava and half pyroclastic material, they are commonly referred to as composite volcanoes.
The highest point of the volcanic structure would be the summit.
Cinder Cone
Cinder cone volcanoes have formed in all of the major land-based settings for volcanoes: subduction zones, hot spots, and rifts.
Three basic shapes of volcanoes are shield volcanoes, which have broad and gentle slopes, stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes), which have steep sides and are typically made of multiple layers of hardened lava, ash, and volcanic rocks, and cinder cone volcanoes, which are small and steep-sided with a crater at the summit formed from ejected volcanic fragments.
Shield Volcanoes:Large base areaGentle slopeContains basic lavaFrequent eruptionsQuiet and gentle eruptionsVery tall in height due to large base areaComposite Volcanoes:Relatively small base areaConcave slopeContains acidic lavaViolent eruptionsRepeated eruptionsErupts from the side conesUsually not very tall in height due to gentle slopesAcid-lava VolcanoesSmall base areaSteep slopeContains acidic lavaViolent eruptionsCreates crater lakes (caldera) after eruptionsTall in height due to steep slopesCinder ConesSmall base areaSteep slopesSymmetrical slopesModerate eruptionsNot tall in height as slopes are easily eroded
Stratovolcanoes are the most prevalent on the planet, totaling about 60 percent of all individual volcanoes. Alternately layered with half lava and half pyroclastic material, they are commonly referred to as composite volcanoes.
The highest point of the volcanic structure would be the summit.
The answer is a Cinder Cone Volcano. Cinder cones build from the ejected materials-mainly ash and rock-that fall near the summit or crater of the volcano. They erode faster than other volcanoes because their volcanic materials are not held together by hardened lava. Most cinder cone volcanoes are short, rising less than a thousand feet, and have a bowl-shaped crater at the top.
cinder cone volcanoes: consist of primarily erupted volcanic ash and rock fragments, or cinders. When the volcano erupts the ash and rock are ejected onto the mountain. As this process continues the volcano "grows" higher because of the debris build up.
The different shapes of volcanoes include composite volcanoes or stratovolcanoes with steep sides and symmetrical cones. Cinder cone volcanoes have a summit with a bowl shape crater. Shield volcanoes are low and flat. Lava dome volcanoes have a dome shape.
An active volcanoe is erupting or has erupted recently. A dormant volcano has not erupted recently, but may erupt again in the future. It could be considered as "sleeping". An extinct volcano will never erupt again.
Parícutin is a cinder cone volcano located in Mexico. It stands at around 1,391 feet (424 meters) tall and has a picturesque cone shape with steep slopes and a wide crater at the summit. Its formation in 1943 makes it one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.
Calderas