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Shield volcanoes

Broad at the base and have gently sloping sides Quiet eruptions Ex: Hawaiian Islands. Shield volcanoes. Mauna kea, hawaii. Medicine lake, california. Very steep slopes Explosive eruptions. Cinder cone volcanoes. Capulin mountain, new mexico. Paricutin , Mexico.

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Shield volcanoes

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  1. Broad at the base and have gently sloping sides Quiet eruptions Ex: Hawaiian Islands Shield volcanoes

  2. Mauna kea, hawaii

  3. Medicine lake, california

  4. Very steep slopes Explosive eruptions Cinder cone volcanoes

  5. Capulin mountain, new mexico

  6. Paricutin, Mexico Birth, growth and death 1943-1952 Cone grew 1400 ft in 9 years

  7. caja del rio, nm

  8. Mountains made of alternating layers of lava and sediment Both explosive and quiet eruptions Ex: Mt. St. Helens Composite volcanoes

  9. Mt. saint helens

  10. Iceland

  11. Mt. fuji, japan

  12. Mayon, phillipines

  13. Mayon, phillipines

  14. Mt. vesuvius, italy

  15. Mt. vesuvius Casts of pumice ash

  16. Mt. vesuvius, italy

  17. An empty magma chamber left over from an explosive eruption Ex: Yellowstone caldera

  18. Crater Lake, oregon

  19. Yellowstone – Over a hot spot in Earth’s mantle and could have a massive eruption

  20. Ferdinand island, galapagos

  21. Mt. Pinatubo. Philippines

  22. Lake toba, phillipines

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