There are four basic types of volcanoes: shield volcanoes,
composite volcanoes, cinder cone volcanoes, and supervolcanoes.
shield volcanoes are generally very large, and lava usually flows down their sides.
Composite volcanoes are smaller than shield volcanoes.
They can have both small eruptions and big eruptions.
The smallest type of volcano is the cinder cone volcano.
For example, the Paricutín Volcano was a cinder cone volcano.
the largest and most dangerous volcanoes are supervolcanoes, and they can cause a lot of destruction.
Scientists continue to study these four type of volcanoes to learn more about our planet.