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Volcanoes are Extinct, Dormant or Active
- Extinct volcanoes will never erupt again
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Dormant volcanoes are those which havn't erupted for 2000 years
- it could erupt again though
- Active volcanoes have erupted recently and are likely to erupt again
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Dome Volcano
- Formed when lava is acidic (thicker)
- lava flows slowly and hardens quickly forming steep sided features
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Composite volcano
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Four things can be ejected
- Ash
- Gas
- Volcanic Bombs
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Molten Rock
- Lava when above surface, magma when below
- Once this has been ejected it forms the volcano from a mixture of lava and ash
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Shield volcano
- Formed when the lava is basic (alkali)
- It is runny and takes longer to cool
- Flows easily, spreads to form wide flat surfaces
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