VOLCANOS
There are three types of volcanos and each look different and throw out different things. Volcanos are the major source for Extrusive rocks because it throws them out quickly.
SHIELD VOLCANOS
This type has a slope that is small
This usually has flowing lava that does not shoot out in the air
The lava flow is very slow and you could outrun it
This type makes large chunks of basalt
The picture on the top is a sketch of a shield volcano
CINDER CONES
This has the steepest slope of the volcanos
This shoots lava in the air and has faster lava flow
The lava hardens in the air
The hardened lava helps reform the volcano again
The sketch of the cinder cone is at the bottom right
COMPOSITE VOLCANOS
This is the worst of the volcanos because it is very explosive
It has poisonous gases, ash and lava
The ash can blanket an area with over an inch of it
The ash can fly faster than 200 miles an hour
Kills more people than any type of volcano
The sketch of the composite volcano is at the bottom left
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