Question

Define a volcano. State three types of volcanoes.

Answer 1

There are three main types of volcano - composite or strato, shield and dome. Composite Volcanoes. Composite volcanoes, sometimes known as strato volcanoes, are steep sided cones formed from layers of ash and [lava] flows. The eruptions from these volcanoes may be a pyroclastic flow rather than a flow of lava

Answer 2

$Question$ :-

➝ Define volcanoes and it's types?

$Explanation$ :-

A volcano is a vent in the earth's crust through which material erupts suddenly, sometime the opening can be a long cracker which is called fissure.

On the basis of frequency of eruptions, volcanoes are classified into three categories :-

✯Active Volcano

✯Dormant Volcano

✯Extinct Volcano

• Active volcano :- active volcanoes are those volcanoes that have erupted recently.

• Dormant Volcano :- Dormant volcanoes are those volcanoes that have been quiet for a long time but shows some signs that they could erupt again.

• Extinct Volcano :- Extinct volcanoes are those volcanoes which have not erupted for hundred of years.