3/19 Warm-Up Volcanoes

Discover volcano types: Composite, Cinder Cone, and Shield! Learn active, dormant, extinct, and more.

Fill in the blank. A Composite volcano is tall with a pointy top. They can get very tall and have big explosions.The top of a Cinder Conevolcano volcano looks like a bowl. When it erupts, the whole top comes off. It is a very big explosion.A Shield volcano is very wide. When it erupts, the lava moves slowly and spreads far. Volcano Match Match the volcano to the description. active erupts often dormant has not erupted in a long time, but still can extinct has not erupted for at least 100,000 years Volcano Sort Composite Mt. St. Helens Cinder Cone Mt. Vesuvius (Buried Pompeii) Shield Mauna Loa Hawaiian Islands