Extrusive Volcanic Features (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What is true about composite volcanoes?
What is true about composite volcanoes?
Layers of lava and pyroclastic material
What causes a caldera to form in composite volcanoes?
What causes a caldera to form in composite volcanoes?
Blockage of the crater
What characterizes dome volcanoes?
What characterizes dome volcanoes?
Formed by slow acidic lava
What can happen if a dome’s crater blocks?
What can happen if a dome’s crater blocks?
Violent eruptions
What is a defining feature of shield volcanoes?
What is a defining feature of shield volcanoes?
Wide base and shallow slopes
Where are shield volcanoes commonly found?
Where are shield volcanoes commonly found?
Hawaii and hotspots
What material mainly forms shield volcanoes?
What material mainly forms shield volcanoes?
Basaltic lava
How are composite volcanoes different?
How are composite volcanoes different?
Steep and layered
What is a caldera?
What is a caldera?
Large crater
What erupts from composite volcanoes?
What erupts from composite volcanoes?
Lava and pyroclastics