Volcano Types Flashcards
Dome Volcano description
Steep sided convex cones with layers of lava
What sort of lava does a dome volcano have?
Rhyolitic
Cinder cone volcano description
Classic pyramid shape, formed from ash.
What sort of lava does a cinder cone volcano have?
Cooled adesetic
Composite volcano description
Classic pyramid shape with layers of ash and lava
What sort of lava does a composite volcano have?
Adesetic
Sheild volcano description
Gentle sloping sides. (Can be hotspots)
What sort of lava does a sheild volcano have?
Basaltic
Fissure volcano description
Wide lava plateaus
What sort of lava does a fissure volcano have?
Basaltic
Caldera volcano description
Magma chamber may be emptied by violent eruptions and overlying roof may collapse leaving a large depression
What sort of lava does a caldera volcano have?
Adesetic and rhyolitic