What are examples of composite volcanoes?

Some of the most conspicuous and beautiful mountains in the world are composite volcanoes, including Mount Fuji in Japan, Mount Cotopaxi in Ecuador, Mount Shasta in California, Mount Hood in Oregon, and Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier in Washington.

What are the 3 characteristics of a composite volcano?

Composite volcanoes have the following characteristics:

• Acidic lava, which is very viscous (sticky).
• Steep sides as the lava doesn’t flow very far before it solidifies.
• Alternate layers of ash and lava. For this reason, they’re also known as stratovolcanoes .
• Violent eruptions.
• Longer periods between eruptions.

What are the three types of composite volcanoes?

There are three main types of volcano – composite or strato, shield and dome. 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.

What are examples of cinder cone volcanoes?

List of cinder cones

• Lava Butte, a cinder cone in Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon.
• Tseax Cone lava bed covered with moss and lichen.
• Parícutin in 1994.
• Amboy Crater, as viewed from the east.
• Schonchin Butte from Cave Loop Road.
• Mount Fox crater.
• Caburgua-Huelemolle.

What causes a composite volcano to erupt?

Composite volcanoes are some of the most dangerous volcanoes on the planet. The viscous lava cannot travel far down the sides of the volcano before it solidifies, which creates the steep slopes of a composite volcano. Viscosity also causes some eruptions to explode as ash and small rocks.

How do you know if a volcano is composite?

Composite volcanoes consist of alternating layers of ash and lava flows. Known also as strato volcanoes, their shape is a symmetric cone with steep sides that rise as high as 8,000 feet. They form along Earth’s subduction zones where one tectonic plate pushes beneath another.

When did Taal last erupt?

January 12, 2020
Taal Volcano/Last eruption

What is the difference between a shield volcano and a composite volcano?

Composite volcanoes are tall, steep cones that produce explosive eruptions. Shield volcanoes form very large, gently sloped mounds from effusive eruptions.