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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