What are the three major types of volcanoes?

Volcanoes are some of the hottest features on the face of the Earth - here we detail the types of volcanoes. read more

The three main types of volcanoes are: stratovolcano (or composite volcano) — a conical volcano consisting of layers of solid lava flows mixed with layers of other rock. cinder cone volcano — doesn’t have any horizontal layers, and is instead a steep conical hill of tephra (volcanic debris) that accumulates around and downwind from the vent. read more

Utah Volcanoes. Utah contains the three main types of volcanoes. The following is a brief introduction to Utah’s volcanoes; only several of numerous volcanoes are mentioned. Stratovolcanoes. Stratovolcanoes erupted in western Utah between about 40 to 25 million years ago. read more

Principal Types of Volcanoes. Geologists generally group volcanoes into four main kinds--cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes, and lava domes. Cinder cones. Cinder cones are the simplest type of volcano. They are built from particles and blobs of congealed lava ejected from a single vent. read more

Shield Volcanoes: These are large, broad volcanoes that look like shields from above – hence the name. The lava that pours out of shield volcanoes is thin, so it can travel for great distances down the shallow slopes of the volcano. These volcanos build up slowly over time, with hundreds of eruptions, creating many layers. read more

The three major types of volcanoes are. was asked by Shelly Notetaker on May 31 2017. 1406 students have viewed the answer on StudySoup. View the answer on StudySoup. read more