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Types of Volcanoes
Different Types/other
Definitions
Intensity
100
circular or oval Cones
What is Cinder Cones
100
Has recently erupted and there is a possibility that it may erupt soon
What is Active
100
Is liquid rock inside a volcano
What is Magma
100
non-explosive (Hawaiian) Plume: <100 m/ Volume: >1,000 m3
What is Cat 0
200
Steep-sided volcanoes
What is Composite Volcanoes
200
as not erupted in a long time but there's a possibility it can erupt in the future
What is Dormant
200
the liquid rock (____) that flows out of a volcano
What is Lava
200
Explosive (Strombolian-Vulcanian) Plume: 1-5 km/ Volume: >1,000,000 m3
What is Cat 2
300
shaped like a bowl or shield
What is Shield Volcanoes
300
erupted thousands of years ago and theres no possibility of eruption
What is Extinct
300
Very small fragments of lava or rock blasted into the air by volcanic explosions
What is Ash
300
Cataclysmic-Vulcanian) Plume:10-25 km/ Volume: >100,000,000 km3
What is Cat 4
400
lava domes are formed
What is Lava Volcanoes
400
what can trigger Volcanic Eruption
What is Earthquakes
400
light, porous volcanic rock that formed during explosive eruptions
What is Pumice
500
What type of Volcano is mount Vesuvius
What is Composite
500
the Pacific __________ is an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean
What is The Pacific Ring of Fire