VOLCANOES

Caldera
Caldera

A large, usually circular depression at the summit of a volcano formed when magma is withdrawn or erupted from a shallow underground magma reservoir.

Shield volcano

Shield Volcano

Broad, gentle slopes built by the eruption of fluid basalt lava .

Mud Volcano

A small volcano-shaped cone of mud and clay, usually less than 1-2 m tall.

Stratovolcano
Stratovolcano

Steep, conical volcanoes built by the eruption of viscous lava flows, tephra, and pyroclastic flows

Volcano Diagram (click here for a volcano activities.