Kinds/Types of volcanoes

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  • active- currently erupting
  • active - unrest activities such as gas emissions and seismic activities
  • dormant - last traces
  • dormant - has not erupted in 2000 years
  • extinct - has not erupted from more than 10,000 years
  • cinder cone is the simplest type
  • cinder cone or also known as scoria cone
  • cinder cone consist of small fragments fall as cinder
  • composite or also known as stratovolcano
  • composite has the highest silica content which makes it more viscous
  • composite is a symmetrical cone
  • composite has central conduit or clustered conduit
  • shield volcano is a non-acidic
  • shield volcano has broad sloping sides
  • an example of shield volcano is muana loa volcano
  • muana loa volcano is the largest volcano
  • volcano dome or also known as lava dome
  • volcano dome is a rounded formed by small bulging masses of lava
  • supervolcanoes produce largest eruption
  • supervolcanoes are 8 volume in VEI
  • submarine volcanoes are underwater
  • submarines volcanoes produces black sand beaches
  • subglacial volcanoes are glaciovolcano
  • subglacial are melted into lakes or great floods of water