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Q: What is a description of a composite cones?
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What are the kinds of cone volcanoes?

There are three kinds of cone volcanoes shield cones, composite cones, and cinder cones. Shield cones have very fluid lava. They erupt with a quiet lava flow. An example of a shield cone volcano is Mauna Loa. A shield cone is pretty much a little dome that has been flattened. Composite cones have sticky lava and rock bits. They have the most explosive eruptions An example of a composite cone volcano is Vesuvius. Composite cones are steep at the top but gentle at the bottom. Cinder cones have cinders. They have explosive eruptions An example is Paricutin. A cinder cone is very steep.


How many different types volcanoes are there?

3 3 Five: Shield, Composite/Strato, Cinder Cones, Spatter Cones and Complex.


Is the mount Mayon volcano in is shield volcano cinder cones and composite volcano?

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How many types of volcano are there?

5, Composite (strato), Shield, Cinder Cones, Spatter Cones and Complex Volcanoes


Do the Fiber Composite cones on the Pioneer 5.25" speaker have a better sound than regular type cones?

They do have a very sharp and clear sound when compared to competitors.


What 2 types of volcanoes are there?

There are three. From smallest to largest, they are: Cinder Cones, Composite Volcanoes (also called Strata Volcanoes), and then Shield Volcanoes.


The greatest volume of volcanic material is produced by what?

eruptions along ocean ridges


What kind of volcanoes form along subduction zones?

Usually composite volcanoes. subduction zone volcanos usually form steep sided composite cones composed primarily of andesite


Are cinder cones usually found at the edge of large volcanoes?

Yes, although technically, strato-volcanoes *are* cinder cones (composite cones), built up of layers of ash. But the term "cinder cones" (ash cones) is usually applied to smaller cones that form within the vicinity of large volcanic calderas, such as Crater Lake in Oregon. They may be associated with either strato-volcanoes or shield volcanoes.


Is mount unzen a cinder cone?

No, it is a composite volcano, also known as a stratovolcano. Cinder cones are not so tall.


What features may occur when volcano lava cools at the surface?

Lava domes, composite cones , volcanic islands.


Do cinder cones erupt felsic or mafic lava?

Composite volcanoes can erupt both mafic and felsic material, but intermediate material is the most common.