Volcano landforms(2)

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Volcanic Landforms

Types of Volcanoes
Cinder Cone
Shield
Composite

Cinder Cone Volcanoes
Mainly explosive eruptions
Produced from ash, cinders and bombs
(pyroclastic flows)
Steep, cone-shaped hill or small
mountain
Erodes easily

Shield Volcanoes
Lava flows from quiet eruptions
Wide, gentle sloping mountain

Composite Volcanoes
Lava flows alternate with explosive
eruptions of ash, cinders and bombs
(pyroclastic flows)
Tall cone shaped mountains