Volcanic Landforms
Volcano Types
Types Of Lava
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Crater is a funnel shaped pit near the top of the central vent of a volcano.
What is Crater?
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A cinder cone volcano, is a volcano made out of pyroclastic material usually produced from moderately explosive eruptions.
What is a cinder cone volcano?
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Aa lava is so named because of its painful experience across its jagged surface. The lava pours out quickly and forms a brittle crust.
What is Aa lava
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Caldera is a large semicircular depression that forms when the magma chamber below a volcano partially empties ans causes the ground above to sink.
What is Caldera?
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A composite volcano is a volcano also called a stratovolcanoe. There are the most common volcano, there are formed from explosive eruptions of pyroclastic material followed by quieter flows of lava.
What is a Composite volcano?
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Pillow lava forms when it erupts underwater. This lava forms rounded lumps that are shaped as pillows.
What is Pillow lava?
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Lava Plateau is a wide flat landform that results from repeated nonexplosive eruptions of lava that spread over a large area.
What is Lava plateau?
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A shield volcanos are built of layers of lava relkeased from repeated nonexplosive eruptions.Because the lava is very runny it spreads out over a wide area.
What is a Shield volcano?
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Lava Plateau is a landform that is formed from repeated eruptions of lava spreaded overa big area.
What is Lava plateau?
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A shield volcano is a volcano that is built of lots of layers of lava. When a eruption occurs the lava is spread out into a wide area because it is very runny. After a long period of time it turns into a lightly slanted volcano.
What is a shield volcano?
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Crater is the top of a volcano which lookes like a funnel shaped pit.
What is Crater?
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A composite volcano is the most likely volcano in the world. It has a broad base and walls that get steeper to the top.They form from explosive eruptions of pyroclastic material
What is a Composite volcano?
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