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Classification of Volcanoes
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| What are dome-shaped volcanoes formed by eruptions of fluid, runny lava? |
shield volcanoes |
| A depression at top of volcano. |
crater |
| Relatively small, cone-shaped volcanoes formed mostly of tephra and quickly eroded. |
cinder cone volcanoes |
| Steep-sided volcanoes formed by alternating layers of fluid lava and tephra. |
composite volcanoes |
| A large, bowl shaped depression formed when an underground magma chamber caves in. |
calderas |
| What is the difference between a dormant volcano and an extinct volcano? |
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| Describe each of the following kinds of eruptions: Hawaiian, Strombolian, and Plinian. |
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