- Shield/ Composite Types of Volcano

Shield Volcanoes A Shield Volcano is a very wide volcano with low and gentle slopes making the lava flow very slow when the volcano erupts. Many of the largest volcanoes on earth are shield volcanoes. Some shield volcanoes grow to be huge, the most famous shield volcanoes are the ones found in Hawaii. Shield Volcanoes are usually found on constructive plate boundaries Shield volcanoes are made up from small eruptions of lava leaking onto the surface and building up creating the low gentle slopes. Eruptions seem to often but relatively gentle.

A Shield Volcano is a very wide volcano with low and gentle slopes making the lava flow very slow when the volcano erupts.

Many of the largest volcanoes on earth are shield volcanoes.

Some shield volcanoes grow to be huge, the most famous shield volcanoes are the ones found in Hawaii.

Shield Volcanoes are usually found on constructive plate boundaries

Shield volcanoes are made up from small eruptions of lava leaking onto the surface and building up creating the low gentle slopes.

Eruptions seem to often but relatively gentle.

Diagram of a Shield Volcano Picture From:http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/platetectonics/volcanoesrev3.shtml

Composite Volcanoes A composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano with many layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash.

A composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano with many layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash.