Why are shield volcanoes less dangerous than cinder cones?

Answer 1

Cinder cone volcanoes are like a small "pop" not like a big erupt. Shield volcanoes are bigger because they make a big explosion of oozing lava. The cinder cones only erupt once and the ash forms a large crater that stacks up

Answer 2

Cinder cone volcanoes usually form in condition where small amounts of basaltic magma are available. These volcanoes are usually monogenetic, meaning that once the initial phase of activity that forms them ends, they go quiet forever.

Answer 3

Cinder cones usually develop when small amounts of magma reach the surface. Unlike shield and composite volcanoes, which build up over thousands to millions of years, cinder cones usually lack a "Plumbing system" to keep magma coming, so after an initial phase of eruptive activity, they usually stop erupting permanently.

Answer 4

Shield volcanoes usually erupt in a non-explosive manner, producing slow-moving lava flows. These lava flows may be destructive, but they are usually easy to escape. Cinder cones are somewhat more explosive and spew out molten cinders and hot ash that can cause conditions to deteriorate quickly.

Answer 5

Cinder cones are generally monogenetic, meaning that they are formed entirely by one period of activity before going extinct. Shield volcanoes are polygenetic, meaning they go through multiple periods of activity and dormancy over the course of thousands to millions of years.

Answer 6

Shield volcanoes have gentle slopes due to the low viscosity of their lava, allowing the lava to flow further and cover a larger area rather than building up explosively. In contrast, cinder cones have steeper slopes and typically experience more explosive eruptions, which can hurl rocks and ash over a smaller, more localized area, posing more direct dangers to nearby areas.

Answer 7

The shield volcano is the largest and the broad volcano the cinder cone volcano is a small cone and forms tephra.

Answer 8

The cinder-cone volcano, which usually forms very quickly after a single eruption, is relatively small to other types of volcanoes. So, no, cinder is not larger than a shield volcano.