{"id":5094,"date":"2020-11-30T16:06:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T16:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=5094"},"modified":"2020-12-01T11:57:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T11:57:52","slug":"types-of-volcanoes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-volcanoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of volcanoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5094\" class=\"elementor elementor-5094\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d71c112 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d71c112\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e9865a\" 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data-id=\"b12e0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Volcanoes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faeb7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"faeb7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-volcanoes-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5137 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-volcano\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a volcano?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5136 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/why-do-volcanoes-erupt\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Why do volcanoes erupt?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5135 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-volcanoes\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of volcanoes<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5134 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-volcanic-eruptions\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of volcanic eruptions<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5133 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/volcanic-eruptions-in-the-sea\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Volcanic eruptions in the sea<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5132 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/inside-a-volcano\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Inside a volcano<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5131 jet-nav__item\"><a 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common types of volcanoes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4be57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4be57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now, let us see the four common types of volcanoes: Shield volcano and lava domes, cinder cones, and composite volcanoes.<\/p><p><b>Shield Volcanoes<\/b><br \/>This is very fluid lava, usually from multiple vents or fractures, spreading over large areas. The fluid-like nature (viscous \u2013 say veez-kos) of the lava does not allow it to pile up like a cone. The result is usually an elevation with a shape like a warrior\u2019s shield. Mount Kilauea and Maunaloa in Hawaii are good examples of shield volcanoes. They are usually found at constructive or tensional boundaries.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5240\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/shield-and-lava-dome-volcanoes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/shield-and-lava-dome-volcanoes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/shield-and-lava-dome-volcanoes-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><p><b>Lava Domes<\/b><br \/>They are produced from eruptions with less viscous lava. Because it is less viscous, they do not spread far and cool off (hardens) sooner. This means they pile around the vent and the dome grows only because of the expansion of the vent area within. Lava domes tend to have steep walls and rock types such as andesites, dacites, or rhyolites (say rai-o-lites)<\/p><p><b>Cinder Cones<\/b><br \/>These are the most common in the study of volcanoes. When lava is ejected into the air above, the fragments and fine particles fall as cinders (ash) around the vent, forming a cone. The height of cinder cones usually depends on how long the eruption takes and how much lava comes out. The cone has a depression (crater) in the middle where the vent is. Cinder cones can rise as high as 1200ft. An example of a cinder cone is the Paricutin Volcano in Mexico.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5241\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cinder-cone-volcano.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cinder-cone-volcano.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/cinder-cone-volcano-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><p><b>Composite Volcanoes<\/b><br \/>These are usually awesome, rising to about 8000ft. They are also known as stratovolcanoes and they include Mount Cotopaxi in Ecuador and Mount Fuji in Japan. They are seen as massive mountains. They are formed by alternating layers of ash, rock, dust, and lava (pyroclastic), and hence the name \u2018composite\u2019. 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Why do volcanoes erupt? Types of volcanoes Types of volcanic eruptions Volcanic eruptions in the sea Inside a volcano Effects of volcanic eruptions Common types of volcanoes Now, let us see the four common types of volcanoes: Shield volcano and lava domes, cinder cones, and composite volcanoes. 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