Composite Volcanoes & Shield Volcanoes

What are composite volcanoes also known as?

• Shield volcanoes

• Strato volcanoes

• Dome volcanoes

Which of the following are characteristics of composite volcanoes?

• They are formed from layers of lava.

• They are steep sided cones.

• They are formed from layers of ash and lava flows.

• They have gentle sloping sides.

What is the name of a superheated mixture of hot steam, ash, rock and dust that flows down the side of a volcano?

• Pyroclastic flow

• Lahar

• Lava flow

Why are eruptions of composite volcanoes so explosive?

• Lava is non-viscous.

• Lava is viscous.

Why do composite volcanoes have steep sides?

• Thick, slow flowing lava.

• They are found on fold mountains.

• Thin, runny lava.

Where are composite volcanoes typically found?

• Hot spots

• Destructive plate margins

• Conservative plate margins

• Constructive plate margins

Which of the following are characteristics of shield volcanoes?

• Typically explosive.

• Low, with gently sloping sides.

• Typically non-explosive.

• High, with steep sloping sides.

True or False? Shield volcanoes produce fast flowing fluid lava that can flow for many miles.

• False

• True

Where are shield volcanoes typically found?

• Destructive plate margins and hot spots.

• Destructive and constructive plate margins.

• Constructive plate margins and hot spots.

What type of volcano is Mount Fuji in Japan?

• Shield

• Composite