Close to a tectonic plate subduction zone, a tectonic spreading zone or a localised 'hot spot'.
A volcano is most likely to form at a convergent plate boundary, where two tectonic plates collide, forcing one plate to subduct beneath the other. The subducted plate melts and rises to the surface, forming a volcano.
A shield volcano is most likely to form fluid lava because it is characterized by gentle sloping sides and eruptions of low-viscosity magma. This type of volcano typically produces basaltic lava that flows easily and spreads over large distances.
Lava high in silica (granitic lava) tends to be thick and viscous, so the volcano is likely to be composite rather than shield.
An active volcano
basalt
A volcano is most likely to form at a convergent plate boundary, where two tectonic plates collide, forcing one plate to subduct beneath the other. The subducted plate melts and rises to the surface, forming a volcano.
Near a volcano
A shield volcano is most likely to form fluid lava because it is characterized by gentle sloping sides and eruptions of low-viscosity magma. This type of volcano typically produces basaltic lava that flows easily and spreads over large distances.
Lava high in silica (granitic lava) tends to be thick and viscous, so the volcano is likely to be composite rather than shield.
The best super volcano is most likely the "hidden" volcano in Yellowstone park.
basalt
An active volcano
basalt
A composite volcano is most likely to form at subduction zones where an oceanic plate is being subducted beneath a continental plate. The interaction between the two plates causes magma to rise, leading to the formation of a composite volcano due to the explosive eruptions caused by the high silica content in the magma.
Shield volcanoes are most likely to form over oceanic hot spots. These volcanoes have gentle slopes created by the flowing lava with low viscosity that forms thin layers over a wide area. Mauna Loa in Hawaii is an example of a shield volcano that formed over an oceanic hot spot.
A volcano.
Hawaii.