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1 Types of Volcanoes

2 Three Types of Volcanoes What are they?

3 Shield Volcanoes Shape of Volcano Wide flattened pancake shape Gentle arch on shield Low slope Basalt

4 Lava Viscosity and Temperature Make a prediction based on the shape of the volcano

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8 Composite Volcanoes Tall cone aka stratovolcano Built by eruptions High slope Andesite

9 Lava Viscosity and Temperature Make a prediction based on the shape of the volcano

10 Mt. Saint Helens, after eruption

11 Mount Pinatubo, 1994

12 Mount Fuji, Japan

13 Mount Vesuvius / Ruins of Pompei

14 Cinder cone Volcanoes Mounds of fragments Few meters to 600 meters

15 Lava Viscosity and Temperature Make a prediction

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