Multiple choice

Which of these volcanoes erupts in the form of a fountain and forms a cinder cone?

  1. Composite volcanoes

  2. Shield volcanoes

  3. Caldera volcanoes

  4. Flood Basalt Provinces

  5. Mid ocean ridge volcanoes
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Shield volcanoes are mostly made up of basalt, a type of lava that is very fluid when it erupts. The upcoming lava moves in the form of a fountain and throws out the cone at the top of the vent, and develops into cinder cone.

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