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    The document describes different types of volcanoes: composite volcanoes can have clusters of vents and issue lava from fissures, cinder cone volcanoes are steep-sided cones formed from loose rock fragments from eruptions, shield volcanoes have gentle slopes formed by numerous flows of less viscous lava and resemble a warrior's shield. It also defines active volcanoes as those with recent eruptions and magma below, dormant volcanoes have not erupted for a long time but may again, and extinct volcanoes are not expected to erupt in the future.

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    The document describes different types of volcanoes: composite volcanoes can have clusters of vents and issue lava from fissures, cinder cone volcanoes are steep-sided cones formed from loose rock fragments from eruptions, shield volcanoes have gentle slopes formed by numerous flows of less viscous lava and resemble a warrior's shield. It also defines active volcanoes as those with recent eruptions and magma below, dormant volcanoes have not erupted for a long time but may again, and extinct volcanoes are not expected to erupt in the future.

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    Composite Volcano

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    Margarette C A T I
    The document describes different types of volcanoes: composite volcanoes can have clusters of vents and issue lava from fissures, cinder cone volcanoes are steep-sided cones formed from loose rock fragments from eruptions, shield volcanoes have gentle slopes formed by numerous flows of less viscous lava and resemble a warrior's shield. It also defines active volcanoes as those with recent eruptions and magma below, dormant volcanoes have not erupted for a long time but may again, and extinct volcanoes are not expected to erupt in the future.

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    Composite Volcano

    Also known as a stratovolcano. Can


    have a cluster of vents, with lava
    breaking through walls or issuing from
    fissures on the perimeters of the
    mountain.

    Cinder Cone Volcano


    A cinder cone volcano is a steep-sided
    conical volcano characterized by loose
    rock fragments from eruptions. These
    fragments include pyroclastic material,
    cinders, volcanic ash, scoria, etc.

    Shield Volcano
    Huge, gently sloped volcanoes. Built
    by many layers of low-viscous lava
    flows. Since non-viscous lava can flow
    freely. A broad, slightly doomed
    structure that resembles a warrior’s
    shield.
    is formed.
    ACTIVE VOLCANO
    Active volcanoes have a recent history
    of eruptions; they are likely to erupt
    again. Inside an active volcano is a
    chamber in which molten rock, called
    magma, collects.

    DORMANT VOLCANO
    Dormant volcanoes have not erupted
    for a very long time but may erupt at a
    future time.

    EXTINCT VOLCANO
    Extinct volcanoes are not expected to
    erupt in the future.

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