Shaped like a bowl orshield in the middlewith long gentle slopesmade by basaltic lavaflows.

Shield Volcano Diagram

Kilauea in Hawaii,Olympus Mons on Mars

Formed when erupting lava is too thick toflow and makes a steepsided mound as thelava piles up near the volcanic vent.

Dome Volcano Diagram

Crater Lake in southern Oregon

Caused by a volcanocollapsing into itself.Commonly circular orelliptical when seen fromabove

Cinder Cone Diagram

Mt. Haleakala on Maui, Hawaii

Composite Volcano Diagram

Steepsided volcanoes composed of many layers ofvolcanic rocks, usually made from highviscosity(thick like honey) lava, ash and rock debris (brokenpieces).

Mt. Rainier, Mount St. Helensand Mt. Shasta in California