![]() ![]() Composite volcanoes can rise over 8000 feet.Ī simple cross section through a composite volcano ![]() A pyroclastic flow can travel down the side of a volcano at very high speeds with temperatures over 400 degrees celsius. A pyroclastic flow is a superheated mixture of hot steam, ash, rock and dust. ![]() The eruptions from these volcanoes may be a pyroclastic flow rather than a flow of lava. There are three main types of volcano - composite or strato, shield and dome.Ĭomposite volcanoes, sometimes known as strato volcanoes, are steep sided cones formed from layers of ash and flows. : n Audio file for playback on mobile devices and personal computers What are the different types of volcano? What are the three main volcanoes? Composite Shield Dome (Acid lava cones) Mount Kilauea, The World's most active volcano is a shiled volcano. What are active, dormant and extinct volcanoes? You are here: home > geotopics > volcanoes > what is a volcano? > Type of volcano ![]()
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