Shield Volcano
By Saira
Facts about Shield Volcanoes:
• An example of a shield volcano is Mauna Loa
• Mauna Loa erupted for over a year
• In 1984 the eruption sent lava flowing 4 miles
• Mauna Loa is in Hawaii
• A shield volcano has a wide base
• Shield volcanoes looks like a turtle’s back
• Shield volcanoes have steeps sides
• This type of volcano erupts quietly
• Shield volcano looks like a turtles back
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Shield Volcano
By Benjamin Barth
Facts about Shield Volcanos:
• An example of a shield volcano is Mt. Etna
• Mt. Etna is a snow slope mountain
• Mt. Etna has has vineyards and orange groves at its base
• In 1669 it killed 20,000 people in one eruption
• Mt. Etna is 10,902 feet high
• A shield volcano has a flat top and a wide base
• A Shield volcano has a flat summit
• They shield volcano looks like a turtles back
• The lava over flows
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Composite Volcano
By Ben Blas
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a composite volcano is Mount Pelee
• It erupted in 1926-1932
• It’s still active
• It killed 28,000 people
• The lava was over 1,000 feet
• Composite volcanos have steep sides
• They’re also made of layers of lava
• They’re very explosive
• They have spectacular eruptions
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Composite volcano
By Jack
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• A example of a composite volcano is Mt. Rainier
• Mt. Rainier is a volcano near seattle
• Mt. Rainier never erupted
• It’s 5,400 feet tall
• This volcano was formed by a glacier
• Mt. Rainier was discovered in the 18 hundreds
this volcano has very steep sides
• Mt. Rainier might have tons of smoke when it erupts
• When it erupts it is very dangerous
• Mt. Rainier is on the border of California and Washington
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Composite Volcano
By Max
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a Composite Volcano is Mount Saint Helens
• Mount Saint Helens is a Volcano in the Cascade Mountains, 95
miles south os seattle
• Mount Saint Helens erupted violently on may 18, 1980
• The eruption resulted 57 deaths
• It also caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to the
surrounding area
• The Composite Volcano is also called Stratovolcano
• Composite Volcanos have really steep sides
• Also, Composite Volcanos have layers of magma
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Composite Volcano
By Will
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a Composite Volcano is Mt. Fuji
• Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan
• The Japanese name for Mt. Fuji is Fuji-san or Fuji-yama
• Tens of thousands climb the mountain each year
• Mt. Fuji lies on island of Honshu about 60 miles SW of Tokyo
• Composite volcanos have very steep sides
• My volcano is also known as a stato volcano
• My volcano is made from cooled off lava
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Shield Volcano
By Frankie
Facts about Shield Volcanoes:
• An example of a shield volcano is Kilauea
• It has tall sloped sides, and has a very wide base
• It has a flat summit
• when it erupts lava overflows, but erupts quietly
• the shield volcano looks like a turtles back Kilauea
• there is a volcano i Hawii thats name is Kilauea
• Kilauea’s crater is 3 miles long ,2 miles wide and is over 300
miles deep and is also is 4,090 feet tall
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Composite Volcano
By Amira
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a Composite volcano is Mt. Hood
Mt. Hood is in Oregon
• It rises 11,239 feet above sea level in the Cascade Range
• Mt. Hood is an inactive volcano
• It’s most recent period of eruptions took place from 1848 to
1865
• Composite volcanoes have steep sides
• Composite volcanoes are made of layers of lava
• These type volcanoes have spectacular eruptions
• Lava flows down the steep sides
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Cinder Cone Volcano
By Charlie
Facts about Cinder Cone Volcanoes:
• An example of a cinder cone volcano is Paricutin
• Paricutin is the newest volcano in the Western Hemisphere
• Paricutin scoria cone, a cone shaped mountain of cider that
formed during an explosive volcano eruption
• Paricutin began as a crack in the ground in a corn field on Feb.
20, 1943
• By the end of one week, the cone stood about 460 feet (140
meters) high
• This volcano only has one vent
• Paricutin erupts violently
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Composite Volcano
By Miller
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a composite volcano is Mt. Vesuvius
• Mt. Vesuvius is the most famous volcano in the world
• Mt. Vesuvius is 7 miles high
• It towers over Naples Italy
• It was 4,275 feet high but after several eruptions since then it
has dropped to 4,190 feet
• A composite volcano are stratovolcano
• A composite volcano has steep side
• It’s made of a layer of lava, ash and stone
• It has explosive eruption
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Composite Volcano
By Natalia
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a composite volcano is Mt. Rainier
• It is 14,410 feet tall
• Mt. Rainier is located in Seattle,Washington
• Mt Rainier was discovered by George Vancouver
• Most composite volcanos are about 4,392 meters
• A lot of composite volcanos have steep sides
• This volcano is made of layers of lava
• It also has explosive eruptions
• Mt. Rainier is spectacular!
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Composite Volcano
By Isha
Facts about Composite Volcanoes
• An example of a Composite volcano is Mt. Pelee
• Mount Pelee is 1,397 meters above sea level
• Mount Pelee is an active volcano on the north end of Martinique in
the French West Indies
• It erupted violently in 1902 after lying dormant since 1851
• Floods of mud loosened by the eruption devastated the sloops of
the mountain
• An composite volcano has very steep sides
Composite Volcano
By Patrick
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a composite volcanoes is Mt. St. Helens
• It erupted in 1980 and there was a lot of destruction
• Mt. St. Helens is a volcano in the Cascade Mountains, 95 miles
south of Seattle
• It killed 57 people
• It coasted a lot of money
• The eruption was on May 18, 1980
• It has steep sides
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Composite Volcano
By Alex
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a composite volcano is Mt. Kilimanjaro
• This volcano is covered by ice and snow
• Mt. Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano
• Mt. Kilimanjaro is 19,340 feet tall
• Another name for a composite volcano is stratovolcano
• These volcanos have steep sides
• When these volcanos erupt they form layers of lava
• A composite volcano is an explosive volcano
• Composite volcanos are violent volcanos
• Lava flows down the steep sides of composite volcano
Composite Volcano
By Matthew
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a composite volcano is Mount Hood
• In 1792 William Broughtan, a british naval officer was the first
european to see Mount Hood
• Mount Hood is an inactive volcano
• Its most recent eruption took place from 1845 to 1865
• William named the mountain for Samuel Hood, a british admiral
• composite volcanos have steep sides
• This type of volcano is violent
• composite volcanos are made of layers of lava
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Composite Volcano
By Eshan
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An Example of a composite volcano is Pinatubo
• Mount Pinatubo is located in Luzon, Philippines
• On April, 2nd 1991, villagers noticed the first signs of volcanic
activity on the volcano
• The volcano hadn’t been seen for about 600 years
• On June 15, 1991 a powerful eruption tore away the crater
• When lava erupts from the vent, it flows down the side of the
volcano
• These types of volcanoes have steep sides
• These volcanoes have spectacular and explosive eruptions
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Shield Volcano
By Arin
Facts about Shield Volcanoes:
• An example of a shield volcano is Mt. Etna
• Mt. Etna’s eruption killed over 20,000 people
• Mt. Etna is one of the most famous volcanos
• Shield volcanos have tall sides and wide bases
• Most volcanos have a peek but shield volcanos don’t they have
flat tops
• There lava over flows and erupts very quietly
• A shield volcano looks like a turtles back
• shield volcanos Look like a turtles back
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Composite Volcano
By Aidan
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a composite volcano is Mt. Kilimanjaro
• It has two summits
• The top is covered in snow even though it is near the equator
• It is a dormant volcano
• One of the summits measures 19,340 feet
• The other summit measures 16,890 feet
• The volcano is a tourist attraction
• Along the lower slopes farmers raise coffee and bananas
• A composite volcano is also known as a strato volcano
• A composite volcano has very steep sides
• These volcanoes have really explosive eruptions
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Composite Volcano
By Athena
Facts about Composite Volcanoes:
• An example of a composite volcano is Mt. Fuji
• Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan and is is 12,388 feet or
3,776 meters
• It lies on the island of Honshu about 60 miles southwest off
Tokyo
• The top contains a inactive volcano crater
• The Japanese call the volcano Fuji-san or Fuji-yama
• Composite volcanoes have steep sides
• This type of volcano is made of lava and ash layers
• Their eruptions are very explosive and spectacular
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Shield Volcano
By Coco
Facts about Shield Volcanoes:
• An example of a shield volcano is Mauna Loa
• Mauna Loa’s longest eruption lasted 18 months in 1855-1856
• Parts of other settlements were buried in 1950
• At the top is Mokuaweoweo, a crater Kilauea volcano lies on the
southeastern slope
• A 1984 eruption sent lava flowing to within 4 miles (6.4
kilometers of the city of hilo)
• Shield volcano’s have wide bases and flat summits
• Lava overflows and erupts quietly
• This tipe of volcano look like a turtle’s back
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