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This document discusses different types of volcanoes and volcanic eruptions. It describes shield volcanoes as large and formed from layers of lava and ash. Cinder cones are smaller than composite volcanoes and formed from fast moving lava. Examples of each type of volcano mentioned are Mauna Loa as a shield volcano and Paricutin as a cinder cone volcano. The document also outlines different styles of volcanic eruptions including phreatic, vulcanian, phreatomagmatic, strombolian, and plinian eruptions.




